懂中文 Dong Chinese

許

xǔ

allow

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 午 represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

言  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

午 sound component

午  Sound component

wǔ

  

noon

Evolution

許 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
許 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
許 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
許 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

许 (許) 

xǔ

allow, permit; promise; betroth; to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps

许 (許) 

Xǔ

surname Xu

Most common words with 許
Freq.
Word
Meaning

也许

perhaps

许多

many

或许

perhaps

允许

to permit

许

to allow

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

滸