Chinese symbol for “permit”
允许
yǔn xǔ
Traditional: 允許
to permit; to allow
The closest CC-CEDICT match for permit is 允许 (yǔn xǔ), defined as: to permit; to allow.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “permit”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 容许 (容許) | róng xǔ | to permit; to allow |
| 让 (讓) | ràng | to yield; to permit |
| 得 | dé | to obtain; to get |
| 执照 (執照) | zhí zhào | license; permit |
| 可 | kě | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 允许.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 允诺 (允諾) | yǔn nuò | to promise; to consent (to do sth) |
| 公允 | gōng yǔn | equitable; fair |
| 应允 (應允) | yīng yǔn | to give one's assent; to consent |
| 允准 | yǔn zhǔn | to approve; to permit |
| 答允 | dā yǔn | (literary) to agree; to consent |
| 许多 (許多) | xǔ duō | many; a lot of |
| 也许 (也許) | yě xǔ | perhaps; maybe |
| 或许 (或許) | huò xǔ | perhaps; maybe |
See also: Japanese symbol for “permit”.
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.