许 (許)

  1. verb to allow; to permit
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 允许 (Guoyu '许' v 1; NCCED 1 '许' 4, p. 2165; Unihan '許'; XHZD '许' 1, p. 845)
  2. adverb somewhat; perhaps
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 也许 (Guoyu '许' adv 1; NCCED 1 '许' 5, p. 2165; XHZD '许' 4, p. 845)
  3. noun a place
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 地方 (Guoyu '许' n 1; NCCED 3 '许' 1, p. 2165; XHZD '许' 4, p. 845)
  4. verb to promise
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 答应 (Guoyu '许' v 1; NCCED 1 '许' 2, p. 2165; Unihan '許'; XHZD '许' 2, p. 845)
  5. verb to betroth
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 许嫁 (Guoyu '许' v 3; NCCED 1 '许' 3, p. 2165; Unihan '許')
  6. noun an approximate quantity
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '许' n 2; NCCED 2 '许' 2, p. 2165; XHZD '许' 5, p. 845)
  7. adverb such
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 这样 (Guoyu '许' adv 2; XHZD '许' 6, p. 845)
  8. verb to praise
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 称赞 (Guoyu '许' v 4; NCCED 1 '许' 1, p. 2165; Unihan '許')
  9. adverb expressing degree
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 许多 many (NCCED 2 '许' 1, p. 2165)
  10. proper noun Xu [state]
    Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: An ancient state in the period of the Zhou dynasty in the vicinity of present day Henan (Guoyu '许' n 3; NCCED 4 '许' 1, p. 2165)
  11. proper noun Xu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '许' n 5; NCCED 4 '许' 2, p. 2165)
  12. verb to give
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 给予 (Guoyu '许' v 2)
  13. verb to believe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 相信 (Guoyu '许' v 5)
  14. adverb expressing doubt
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '许' adv 3)
  15. particle a final particle
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Expressing exclamation (Guoyu '许' particle)
  16. bound form oh
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In 许许 hǔhǔ (Guoyu '许' particle)

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