许

See also 許

Translingual

Han character

许 (radical 149 讠+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 戈女人十 (IVOJ))

1. allow, permit
2. promise
3. betroth
4. used as a surname

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 1188, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3947, character 1
• Unihan data for U+8BB8

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Cantonese

Hanzi

许 (traditional 許, Yale heui2)

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Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Hanzi

许 (traditional 許, pinyin hǔ (hu3), xǔ (xu3), Wade-Giles hu³, hsü³)

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Min Nan

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ hia˥˥ ] there
• IPA: [ hiaʔ˥˥ ] there
• IPA: [ kʰɔ˥˧ ] surname

Pronoun

许 (simplified, POJ hia or hiah, traditional 許)

1. there

Proper noun

许 (simplified, POJ Khó·, traditional 許)

1. surname

See also

• (Mandarin) 那里 (nàlǐ)
• (Mandarin) 哪儿 (nàr)

References

• List of common Chinese Surnames