也许

Character by character

• 也yě3 strokesHSK 1also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
• 许xǔ6 strokesHSK 2 traditional 許allow, permit; promise; betroth

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 也许他会在那里。

  Yě xǔ tā huì zài nà li

  He may be there.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 也许. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 也yěHSK 1

  (adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊

• 许多xǔ duōHSK 2

  many; a lot of; much

• 或许huò xǔHSK 4

  perhaps; maybe

• 允许yǔn xǔHSK 6

  to permit; to allow

• 许xǔHSK 7

  to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps

• 也就是说yě jiù shì shuōHSK 7

  in other words; that is to say; so; thus

• 不许bù xǔHSK 5

  not to allow; must not; can't

• 也好yě hǎoHSK 5

  that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...

• 许可xǔ kěHSK 5

  to allow; to permit

• 许可证xǔ kě zhèngHSK 7

  license; authorization; permit

• 再也zài yěHSK 5

  (not) any more

• 容许róng xǔHSK 7

  to permit; to allow

• 准许zhǔn xǔHSK 7

  to allow; to grant; to permit

• 赞许zàn xǔHSK 7

  to praise; to laud