DICTIONARY
The Chinese word you - 有 - yǒu
(to have in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
yǒu
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English translations
to have, with, to exist
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 有 ( yǒu ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of yǒu are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 有 ( you / yǒu ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Senlin limian you lang.
Sēnlín lǐmiàn yǒu láng.– English translation: There are wolves in the forest.
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Character complexity
有 is composed of 6 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to have something to do with | hasn't, there isn't | the opposite is:
有 ( you / yǒu ) belongs to the 10 most common Chinese characters (rank 9)
有 ( you / yǒu ) belongs to the 10 most common Chinese characters (rank 9)
Chinese example words containing the character 有 ( you / yǒu )
还有 ( háiyǒu = besides ), 没有 ( méiyǒu = to have not ), 所有 ( suǒyǒu = to own ), 有时候 ( yǒu shíhou = sometimes ), 有事儿 ( yǒu shìr = to have something to do ), 有一点儿 ( yǒu yīdiǎnr = a bit ), 有意思 ( yǒu yìsi = interesting ), 有的 ( yǒude = some ), 有空 ( yǒukòng = to have time ), 有名 ( yǒumíng = famous ), 有趣 ( yǒuqù = interesting ), 有时 ( yǒushí = sometimes ), 有条不紊 ( yǒutiáobùwěn = in order ), 有效 ( yǒuxiào = valid ), 有些 ( yǒuxiē = some ), 有志者事竟成 ( yǒuzhìzhě shìjìngchéng = where there's a will there's a way ), 只有 ( zhǐyǒu = only )
Other characters that are pronounced yǒu in Chinese
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