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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 许
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 许 | xǔ | - surname Xu |
| 许 | xǔ | - to allow - to permit - to promise - to praise - somewhat - perhaps |
List Ranking for: 许
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 7 | 2,249 | 1,828 | 3,042 |
Other Words Containing 许
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 也许 | 4 | 4 | 164 | 1,040 | 661 |
| 或许 | 6 | 5 | 414 | 2,044 | 1,206 |
| 允许 | 4 | 4 | 1,095 | 2,130 | 3,353 |
| 不许 | - | 6 | 1,339 | 6,499 | 4,281 |
| 许多 | 4 | 4 | 1,399 | 541 | 1,594 |
| 许 | - | 7 | 2,249 | 1,828 | 3,042 |
| 许可 | 6 | 6 | 3,673 | 5,920 | 17,649 |
| 许诺 | - | - | 7,746 | 16,517 | 14,386 |
| 许可证 | - | - | 7,912 | 5,546 | 20,398 |
| 许愿 | - | 7 | 9,251 | 13,252 | 5,109 |
| 准许 | - | 7 | 9,279 | 22,118 | 35,582 |
| 容许 | - | 7 | 10,382 | 18,120 | 20,195 |
| 些许 | - | - | 13,004 | 12,228 | 8,893 |
| 特许 | - | - | 14,858 | 9,889 | 35,507 |
| 少许 | - | - | 16,718 | 9,036 | 4,385 |
| 许久 | - | - | 18,315 | 11,326 | 8,608 |
| 兴许 | - | - | 18,430 | 35,930 | 24,266 |
| 默许 | - | - | 23,109 | 30,130 | 36,275 |
| 赞许 | - | 7 | 25,220 | 23,050 | 31,103 |
| 稍许 | - | - | 30,256 | 57,732 | 46,247 |
| 特许权 | - | - | 40,819 | - | - |
| 许配 | - | - | 53,926 | 58,115 | 47,951 |
| 何许人 | - | - | 68,467 | - | - |
| 几许 | - | - | 92,949 | 32,715 | 20,929 |
| 称许 | - | - | 96,127 | 71,216 | 44,789 |