Chinese symbol for “allow”
准
zhǔn
to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of
The closest CC-CEDICT match for allow is 准 (zhǔn), defined as: to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “allow”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 许可 (許可) | xǔ kě | to allow; to permit |
| 许 (許) | xǔ | to allow; to permit |
| 准许 (准許) | zhǔn xǔ | to allow; to grant |
| 允许 (允許) | yǔn xǔ | to permit; to allow |
| 给 (給) | gěi | to; for |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 准.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 准备 (準備) | zhǔn bèi | preparation; to prepare |
| 标准 (標準) | biāo zhǔn | standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard |
| 批准 | pī zhǔn | to approve; to ratify |
| 准确 (準確) | zhǔn què | accurate; exact; precise |
| 不准 | bù zhǔn | not to allow; to forbid |
| 瞄准 (瞄準) | miáo zhǔn | to take aim at; to target |
See also: Japanese symbol for “allow”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.