也 yě
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 乚 — secret, hidden, mysterious
也许
yěxǔ
maybe; perhaps
Characters in this word
许 xǔ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 午 noon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 也许他在家。 Yěxǔ tā zài jiā. Maybe he is at home.
- 也许会下雨。 Yěxǔ huì xià yǔ. Maybe it will rain.
- 也许你对。 Yěxǔ nǐ duì. Maybe you are right.