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Character Decomposition
许=讠+午
Etymology
speech
Meanings
surname Xu
to allow
to permit
to promise
to praise
somewhat
perhaps
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Words with 许 197 total
Idioms with 许 8 total
to offer official positions and material benefits in order to buy people's allegiance封官许愿fēng guān xǔ yuànto dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)以身许国yǐ shēn xǔ guóonly the official is allowed to light the fire · Gods may do what cattle may not · quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng