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有
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possess

HSK 1 N3
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yǒu
ユウ、ウ
あ.る
유
Depicts a hand (又) holding meat (肉). In Oracle script this character was written the same as the phonetically similar 又, but later the 肉 component was added to distinguish them.
Components
又 again+ 肉 meat =
有 possess
又 Phonetic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
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肉 Iconic component
ròu meat
flesh
Deceptively similar but unrelated to the character for moon (月).
Notes
Similar Characters
丈 100 Chinese Inches劝 urge (simp)叒 united变 transform (simp)叙 state (simp)寝 get some shuteye (jp)寢 get some shuteye (trad)度 degree/time矍 look about in竖 vertical (simp)隻 one of a pair (trad/jp)为 handle (simp)亂 chaos (trad)争 contend (jp)事 matter亟 immediately兼 double叉 fork及 catch up with友 friend
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
有
Regular
Modern
Chinese
有 [yǒu]
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
Japanese
在り 、 有り 、 有 あり 同音
  1. adj-nonoun usually kana existing (at the present moment)
  2. adj-nanoun colloquialusually kana alright; acceptable; passable
  3. -ru (-ri) irr. verbintrans. usually kanaformal to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
有 ゆう 同音

noun

  1. existence
  2. possession; having
  3. abbrev. limited company (in company names; written as (有))
有 う 同音
noun Buddhism bhava (becoming, existence)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
壁に耳あり障子に目あり。
Walls have ears, shouji have eyes.
無から有は生じない。
Nothing comes from nothing.
Japanese Names
有 あづさ
Azusa female given name
有 あり
Ari female given namesurname
有 ありさき
Arisaki surname
有 ありふく
Arifuku unclassified name
有 ある
Aru female given name
有 くにあき
Kuniaki given name
有 たもつ
Tamotsu female given namesurname
有 なお
Nao female given name
有 ゆう
Yū given name
有 ゆうしゅん
Yūshun given name
有 ゆうみ
Yūmi unclassified name
有 ゆうり
Yūri female given name
有 ゆたか
Yutaka unclassified name
有 ゆみ
Yumi unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
没有 [méi​yǒu] #48
haven't
没有 [méi​yǒu] #48
haven't
还有 [hái​yǒu] #123
furthermore
还有 [hái​yǒu] #123
furthermore
所有 [suǒ​yǒu] #154
all
有关 [yǒu​guān] #762
to have sth to do with
有关 [yǒu​guān] #762
to have sth to do with
有些 [yǒu​xiē] #388
some
有人 [yǒu​rén] #366
someone
具有 [jù​yǒu] #3,113
to have
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 有名 [ゆうめい] #1,227
famous
⭐ 共有 [きょうゆう] #2,897
joint ownership
⭐ あり得ない [ありえない] #3,999
impossible
⭐ 有効 [ゆうこう] #4,263
valid
⭐ 有利 [ゆうり] #4,416
advantageous
⭐ 有る [ある] #4,553
to be
⭐ 特有 [とくゆう] #4,863
characteristic (of)
⭐ 有する [ゆうする] #5,356
to have
用がある [ようがある] #5,510
to have (urgent) business
⭐ 有様 [ありさま] #5,594
state
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KOREAN WORDS (72)
유리 #4,652
being profitable; being beneficial
유죄 #10,684
being guilty
유명 #14,294
being famous; being popular
공유 #22,565
public ownership
소유 #23,975
ownership; possession
고유 #27,108
uniqueness
유해 #29,813
hazard; harm
고유 명사
proper noun
공유지
public land; land for common use
국유
being state-owned
62 more items