允
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yǔn · to grant, to consent

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

4Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

儿Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 允

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Example sentences

Notice where 允 sits in each complete thought.

Qǐng yǔn xǔ wǒ shuō yí xià wǒ de xiǎng fǎ.请允许我说一下我的想法。

Let me say what I think.

Source: Tatoeba #13909958 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù yǔn xǔ nǐ yòng wǒ de gāng bǐ.我不允许你用我的钢笔。

I will not allow you to use my pen.

Source: Tatoeba #461536 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zuò de měi jiàn shì dōu yào tōng guò tā de yǔn xǔ.我做的每件事都要通过他的允许。

Everything I do requires his permission.

Source: Tatoeba #382433 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǔn xǔ tā yí gè rén qù.她允许他一个人去。

She allowed him to go alone.

Source: Tatoeba #636223 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù yǔn xǔ yǒu rén zài kè shàng shuìjiào.我不允许有人在课上睡觉。

I do not allow sleeping in class.

Source: Tatoeba #2109201 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men bú huì yǔn xǔ wǒ men jìn huā yuán de.他们不会允许我们进花园的。

They won't allow us to enter the garden.

Source: Tatoeba #785985 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 允 in context

  1. Say yǔn, then recall the core meaning: to grant, to consent.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 允许 (yǔn xǔ), meaning “to permit”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 允 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.