有
有
“to have”
Radical: 月
Strokes: 6
Level: HSK 1
How 有 is built — wrapping from top-left
月
Moon / month · yuè
A crescent moon. Body-part characters (脸 face, 腿 leg) use its form, and it means month.
The story behind 有
A hand (𠂇) holding a piece of meat (月) = to have (有). To have meat is to have something!
💡 有 vs 没有: 我有钱 (wǒ yǒu qián) = I have money.
Words with 有
没有 méiyǒu — to not have
只有 zhǐyǒu — only (if)
有名 yǒumíng — famous
所有 suǒ yǒu — all
有趣 yǒu qù — interesting
有利 yǒu lì — advantageous
固有 gù yǒu — intrinsic to sth
津津有味 jīn jīn yǒu wèi — with keen interest pleasure (idiom)
岂有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ — how can this be so? (idiom)
拥有 yōng yǒu — to have
有条不紊 yǒu tiáo bù wěn — regular and thorough (idiom)
占有 zhàn yǒu — to have
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