perhaps; maybe

many; a lot of; much

to permit; to allow

not to allow; must not; can't

to allow; to permit

surname Xu

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

to allow; to grant; to permit

license; authorization; permit

to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward

to promise; to pledge

to permit; to allow

to make a promise

a little; a few

for a long time; for ages

a few; a little; a bit

license; licensed; concession; concessionary

(coll.) perhaps

to promise; to allow

to accept tacitly; acquiescence

(literary) what place; what time; how

(literary) how many; quite a few

favorable; praise

(literary) like this; such (as this); so much; so many

(literary) to allow; to permit

to consent tacitly; unspoken approval

to esteem; to commend

to hope; to expect; expectation(s)

to praise; to commend

a little; a bit

to accept a marriage proposal

to allow; permit

to become engaged; to affiance (a daughter)

allowed to marry

betrothed

Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4]

see 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 Shi4]

to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages)

to praise; to laud

see 通許縣|通许县[Tong1 xu3 Xian4]

Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陳仲琳|陈仲琳[Chen2 Zhong4 lin2] (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义[Feng1 shen2 Yan3 yi4] is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星[Lu4 Xi1 xing1]

forbidden; not allowed

(literary) what kind of person

patent; franchise; concession

charter

(loanword) ganache

Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician

Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist

Xu Qinfu (1891-1953), journalist and writer