00360 Chinese character of 許 and pronounce heoi2

The Chinese character【許】that we will explain today is a word that describes an action or a number. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

To allow or express a certain amount.

The pronunciation of this specific Chinese character is given below.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【許】:xǔ

Cantonese Jyutping of 【許】:heoi2

Here’s a brief introduction to the basic aspects of the character 【許】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【許】, for example:Describing actions or numbers , It mainly means to allow or express a certain amount .The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【許】is a fundamental term that integrates with others to create meaningful expressions, such as【許可、大約】(Mandarin Pinyin:xǔ kě 、dà yuē/ Cantonese Jyutping:heoi2 ho2 、daai6 joek3)

The number of strokes required for this character is 11 ,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,This example sentence will help clarify the usage of this character.:


他獲得許可參加這次活動。

He received permission to attend the event.


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