有(yǒu): to have
HSK 16 strokes
Readingsyǒuyòu
to have
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yǒu / yòu
- Meaning
- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 有 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Phonetic-semantic compound
⿸？月In this compound, 月 supplies the sound.
One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.
Made of
Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.
How to write 有 step by step
6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 有
Common words using 有 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
zhàn占yǒu有
HSK 5to have; to own; to hold; to occupy; to possess; to account for (a high pro…
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