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许(許) xŭ permit - Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 讠(言) yán “speech”. The colloquial name for this radical is 言字旁 yánzìpáng “side made up of the character 言.” Phonetic is 午 wŭ “noon.” Distinguish 许 (許) from 计 (計) jì, 诉 (訴) sù (442), and 信 xìn.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 许 (許) Xŭ Xu, Hsu (also Heo or Ho, a Korean surname) [SN]
- 也许 (也許) yĕxŭ perhaps, maybe [MA]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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