Memory phrase for the character: 许

许

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Meaning

to allow, to permit, perhaps

Pronunciation

xǔ

Explanation

 Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: noon 午

Mnemonic
 
(Loud music is forbidden during the siesta, but:) Words at noon are allowed.

Radicals

讠 wordTraditionally written as 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth.
午 noon“Noon” can be understood as a pestle 午 that is used in a mortar 凵. (compare: ceramic 缶 [fǒu]) As the pestle 午 is vertical in the mortar, the meaning of “noon” arises because the sun is then also vertical.




 Vocabulary

也许 yě xǔ  perhaps; maybe
许多 xǔ duō  many; a lot of; much
少许 shǎo xǔ  a little; a few
允许 yǔn xǔ  to permit; to allow
不许 bù xǔ  not allow; must not; can't
容许 róng xǔ  permit; allow
许诺 xǔ nuò  promise; pledge
稍许 shāo xǔ  a little; a bit
许仲琳 Xǔ Zhòng lín  Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin
许仲琳 Xǔ Zhòng lín  

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