DICTIONARY
The Chinese word you - 有 - yŏu
(to have in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
yŏu
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English translations
to have, with, to exist
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 有 ( yŏu ) 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 yŏu are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 有 ( you / yŏu ) ⓘ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, ŏ, 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, ŏ, ù).
Senlin limian you lang.
Sēnlín lĭmiàn yŏu 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 / yŏu ) belongs to the 10 most common Chinese characters (rank 9)
有 ( you / yŏu ) belongs to the 10 most common Chinese characters (rank 9)
Chinese example words containing the character 有 ( you / yŏu )
还有 ( háiyŏu = besides ), 没有 ( méiyŏu = to have not ), 所有 ( suŏyŏu = to own ), 有时候 ( yŏu shíhou = sometimes ), 有事儿 ( yŏu shìr = to have something to do ), 有一点儿 ( yŏu yīdiănr = a bit ), 有意思 ( yŏu yìsi = interesting ), 有的 ( yŏude = some ), 有空 ( yŏukòng = to have time ), 有名 ( yŏumíng = famous ), 有趣 ( yŏuqù = interesting ), 有时 ( yŏushí = sometimes ), 有条不紊 ( yŏutiáobùwĕn = in order ), 有效 ( yŏuxiào = valid ), 有些 ( yŏuxiē = some ), 有志者事竟成 ( yŏuzhìzhĕ shìjìngchéng = where there's a will there's a way ), 只有 ( zhĭyŏu = only )
Other characters that are pronounced yŏu in Chinese
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