有

Derived characters

• 侑, 痏, 𩭀, 姷, 𡡭, 𩰑, 䞥, 䵋, 𩲾, 哊, 𫗏, 詴(𬣩), 𭠥, 㤢, 𭯴, 銪(铕), 𣎏, 珛, 賄(贿), 洧, 陏, 烠, 栯, 䒴, 絠(𬘠), 𰉦, 𰥉, 峟, 𥑿, 𫋸, 𬡑, 酭, 㤫, 䀁, 肴, 囿, 郁, 戫, 㬼, 𢒰, 𨚼, 宥, 䆜, 䨖, 迶, 𨎼, 𧆴, 𩣋, 𬳼, 𫎋, 蛕, 鮪(鲔), 䳑, 㦽, 龓, 𫚸, 𧠶

Usage notes

Despite the technically-correct radical being ⺼ (“meat”) as described in this entry’s glyph origin section, 有 is associated with the radical 月 (“moon”) in dictionaries for historical reasons and is likewise written as if it contained the 月 radical, i.e. it has 二 instead of 冫 inside of 冂.

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 504, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14332
• Dae Jaweon: page 880, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2041, character 5
• Unihan data for U+6709

Definitions

有

1. to have; to possess (when a subject is present)

   我有兩輛車。／我有两辆车。  ―  Wǒ yǒu liǎng liàng chē.  ―  I have two cars.

   大象有著長長的鼻子。 [MSC, trad.]
   大象有着长长的鼻子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dàxiàng yǒuzhe chángcháng de bízi. [Pinyin]

   Elephants have long trunks.

   • 甘橘，大厘城有之，其味酸。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 7, part 7

     Gānjú, Dàlí chéng yǒu zhī, qí wèi suān. [Pinyin]

     Dali City has sweet tangerines, but their flavour is sour.

2. there is; to exist (when a subject is absent)

   有很多人。  ―  Yǒu hěn duō rén.  ―  There are a lot of people.

   這兒有書嗎？／这儿有书吗？  ―  Zhèr yǒu shū ma?  ―  Are there any books here?

   這裡有著清新的空氣。 [MSC, trad.]
   这里有着清新的空气。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèlǐ yǒuzhe qīngxīn de kōngqì. [Pinyin]

   There is fresh air here.

   「陳小明同學！」「有！」 [MSC, trad.]
   「陈小明同学！」「有！」 [MSC, simp.]

   “Chén Xiǎomíng tóngxué!” “Yǒu!” [Pinyin]

   "Is John Doe here?" "Present!" (scene of taking roll at a classroom)

3. (euphemistic) to be pregnant with a child
4. abundant; affluent
5. many; much; (of time) long; (of age) old
6. some (indefinite pronoun)
7. (literary or dialectal) Placed before a verb to emphasize that the action has been done.

   古語有云／古语有云 [Classical Chinese]  ―  gǔyǔ yǒu yún [Pinyin]  ―  as the saying goes (literally, “the old saying has said”)

   伊拄才有出來。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   伊拄才有出来。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   I tú-chiah ū chhut-lâi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   He did come just now.

   我有去過海洋公園。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我有去过海洋公园。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ jau⁵ heoi³ gwo³ hoi² joeng⁴ gung¹ jyun^4-2. [Jyutping]

   I have been to Ocean Park.

   我有看見過他。／我有看见过他。  ―  Wǒ yǒu kànjiàn guò tā.  ―  I have seen him.

8. a surname

   有子  ―  Yǒuzǐ  ―  Philosopher You

9. A meaningless prefix.

   有夏  ―  yǒuxià  ―  China

10. (Hokkien, Teochew) Particle used after a verb to indicate accomplishment or accomplishability of a goal.

    聽有／听有 [Hokkien]  ―  thiaⁿ ū [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to understand (when listening); to be able to hear

    揣有 [Teochew]  ―  cuê⁷ u⁶ [Peng'im]  ―  to be able to find

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to have”): 沒／没 (méi), 無／无 (wú)

Descendants

• → English: got (Singapore English) (semantic loan)

Compounds