有 yǒu have
have; there is; some
How to remember 有: 𠂇 left hand + ⺝ moon = have. On the balcony the boy stretches out his left hand as if to grab the moon and says "One day I will have it!"
Component breakdown
有 = 𠂇 left hand + ⺝ moon
- 𠂇 left hand
- ⺝ moon
On the balcony the boy stretches out his left hand as if to grab the moon and says "One day I will have it!"
How it came to be
A hand with a piece of meat held in it. To have something was to have it in the hand, and meat was the thing worth drawing: the hand is at the top left.
How it is used
- Both have and there is/are - 我有 (wǒ yǒu) I have, 有人 (yǒu rén) there's someone here.
- Its only negation is 没有 (méiyǒu), never 不有 - the one common verb 不 cannot negate.
- In pairs it softens to some - 有的…有的… (yǒude…yǒude… some…others…).
Characters built with 有
Words with 有
- 有些yǒuxiēsomeHSK 1
- 有的yǒudesome (who are...)HSK 1
- 没有méiyǒuto not haveHSK 1
- 有点儿yǒudiǎnrslightlyHSK 1
- 有意思yǒuyìsiinterestingHSK 2
- 有时yǒushísometimesHSK 2
- 只有zhǐyǒuonlyHSK 3
- 有名yǒumíngfamousHSK 3
- 有关yǒuguānto have something to do withHSK 3
- 有用yǒuyòngusefulHSK 3
- 所有suǒyǒuallHSK 4
- 有趣yǒuqùinterestingHSK 4
- 有效yǒuxiàoeffectiveHSK 4
- 有着yǒuzheto haveHSK 4
- 现有xiànyǒucurrently existingHSK 4
- 具有jùyǒuto haveHSK 5
- 原有yuányǒuoriginalHSK 5
- 含有hányǒuto containHSK 5
- 富有fùyǒurichHSK 5
- 拥有yōngyǒuto haveHSK 5
- 有利yǒulìadvantageousHSK 5
- 有力yǒulìpowerfulHSK 5
- 有助于yǒuzhùyúto contribute toHSK 5
- 有害yǒuhàidestructiveHSK 5
- 有益yǒuyìusefulHSK 5
- 有限yǒuxiànlimitedHSK 5
- 特有tèyǒuspecific (to)HSK 5
- 占有zhànyǒuto haveHSK 6
- 持有chíyǒuto hold (passport, views etc)HSK 6
- 有劲yǒujìnvigorousHSK 6
- 有序yǒuxùregularHSK 6
- 有机yǒujīorganicHSK 6
- 一无所有yìwúsuǒyǒunot having anything at all (idiom)HSK 7
- 国有guóyǒunationalizedHSK 7
- 大有可为dàyǒu-kěwéiwith great prospects for the future (idiom)HSK 7
- 应有尽有yīngyǒu-jìnyǒueverything that should be here is hereHSK 7
- 有声有色yǒushēng-yǒusèhaving sound and color (idiom)HSK 7
- 有幸yǒuxìngfortunatelyHSK 7
- 有意yǒuyìto intendHSK 7
- 有望yǒuwànghopefulHSK 7
Example sentences
- 他很有钱。 Tā hěn yǒu qián.He's a rich man.
- 我有一本书。 Wǒ yǒu yì běn shū.I have a book.
- 房间里有火。 Fángjiān li yǒu huǒ.There's a fire in the room.
- 晚上我有事。 Wǎnshang wǒ yǒu shì.I'm busy tonight.