容 róng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
容许
róngxǔ
to permit; to allow
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
- 法律容许企业正常竞争，但不容许以垄断手段排挤对手。 Fǎlǜ róngxǔ qǐyè zhèngcháng jìngzhēng, dàn bù róngxǔ yǐ lǒngduàn shǒuduàn páijǐ duìshǒu. The law allows companies to compete normally, but it does not allow them to exclude rivals through monopolistic means.
- 医院容许家属每天探望病人两次。 Yīyuàn róngxǔ jiāshǔ měitiān tànwàng bìngrén liǎng cì. The hospital permits relatives to visit patients twice a day.
- 时间不容许我们再拖延下去了。 Shíjiān bù róngxǔ wǒmen zài tuōyán xiàqù le. Time does not allow us to keep putting things off any longer.
Related words
- 内容 nèiróng content
- 容易 róngyì easy
- 形容 xíngróng to describe
- 好容易 hǎoróngyì with difficulty
- 容量 róngliàng capacity
- 笑容 xiàoróng smile
- 包容 bāoróng to tolerate; to include
- 不容 bùróng not to allow; not to tolerate
- 从容 cóngróng calm; composed; unhurried
- 从容不迫 cóngróngbúpò calm and unhurried; composed
- 兼容 jiānróng to be compatible; to accommodate both
- 刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn urgent; allowing no delay