WHOLE CHARACTER
有
to have; there is; to exist; to happen; to occur (有病, 有变化); some; a certain (有一天)
有 is to have — what exists, what happens, and what's yours.
ZDIC: 会意 with 又 (a hand) — holding what is at hand.
Character Familiestop / bottom
有
to have; there is; to exist; to happen; to occur (有病, 有变化); some; a certain (有一天)
有 is to have — what exists, what happens, and what's yours.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
top / bottom
ZDIC: 会意 with 又 (a hand) — holding what is at hand.
HAND PIECE (又)
又
again; right hand in older use
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 有: hand piece (又) The hand named by ZDIC; the upper shape is its reduced form.
LOWER PIECE (THE FLESH-FORM 月 HERE)
月
moon; month
月 can be the moon/month source or a flesh-related form in other characters; the distinction is stated where relevant.
In 有: lower piece (the flesh-form 月 here) In 有 the lower piece is usually taken as the flesh form, not the moon.
Tone 3
- to have; there is
- to exist
- to happen; to occur (有病, 有变化)
- some; a certain (有一天)
- 没有not have
- 有时sometimes
Tone 4older usage; same as 又
- older usage: plus, after a whole number (三年有五)
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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