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1.

Animated Stroke Order 有

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2.

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3.

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有

𠂇hand

月moon or meat

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4.

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5.

How to Use 有

Adjectives formed with 'you' + noun

These adjectives mean 'having the quality of the noun'.

有名 • yǒu míng • famous • HSK 3

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 有

有的 • yǒu de • (there are) some (who are...)

HSK 3.0 · L1

yǒu有

de

7.

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tā他

yōng拥

yǒu有

yí一

liàng辆

xīn新

chē

Information

Pinyinyǒu

Meaningto have

Strokes6

Radical月

Traditional有

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Zhuyinㄧㄡˇ

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𠂇hand

+月moon or meat

A hand (又) holding a piece of meat (月) — to possess or have something tangible.

yǒu有

míng名

famous

有趣 • yǒu qù • interesting; fascinating • HSK 4

HSK 4

yǒu有

qù趣

interesting; fascinating

有利 • yǒu lì • advantageous; beneficial; favourable • HSK 5

HSK 5

yǒu有

lì利

advantageous; beneficial; favourable

Quantifiers indicating scope or quantity

These words use 'you' to form determiners meaning 'some' or 'all'.

有些 • yǒu xiē • some • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

yǒu有

xiē些

some

所有 • suǒ yǒu • all • HSK 4

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suǒ所

yǒu有

all

的

(there are) some (who are...)

没有 • méi yǒu • don't have

HSK 1

méi没

yǒu有

don't have

有点儿 • yǒu diǎn r • slightly

HSK 3.0 · L1

yǒu有

diǎn点

r儿

slightly

有时 • yǒu shí • sometimes

HSK 3.0 · L2

yǒu有

shí时

sometimes

有意思 • yǒu yì si • interesting

HSK 3.0 · L2

yǒu有

yì意

si思

interesting

只有 • zhǐ yǒu • only have ...

HSK 3.0 · L3

zhǐ只

yǒu有

only have ...

车

。

He possesses a new car.

wǒ我

yǒu有

yí一

gè个

dì弟

di弟

。

I have a younger brother.

zhuō桌

zi子

shàng上

yǒu有

yī一

běn本

shū书

。

There is a book on the table.

zhè这

ge个

gù故

shì事

hěn很

yǒu有

qù趣

。

This story is very interesting.

zhè这

běn本

shū书

hěn很

yǒu有

yòng用

。

This book is very useful.

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少shǎofew
谁shéiwho?
十shíten
是shìto be
书shūbook
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Characters pronounced "you".

釉yòuglaze
酉yǒu10th terrestrial branch; a wine vessel
铀yóuuranium
鱿yóucuttlefish
攸yōudistant, far; adverbial prefix
油yóuoil, grease, fat

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Characters with radical "月".

朔shuòfirst day of lunar month; the north
臃yōngswell up; swelling; fat
胯kuàpelvis; groin; thighs
腑fǔbowels, entrails, internal organs
臆yìchest, breast, bosom; thought
膘biāofat; rump

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