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Learn Chinese Characters 071 有
Author: caren_zuo Date: 2007-10-09 09:01
by Caren Zuo
有(yǒu)

The character of oracle script (the first one) is a picture of a half ox head, which may be a symbol of status or fortune. The character of bronzeware script (the second one) consists of two parts, which show that a right hand is above a piece of meat. The part below looks like today’s character "月", which should mean "moon", but here it represents "meant". It is obviously that meat is rare in ancient society and only those who held a piece of meat could be qualified to use the character "possess".
Actually in classic Chinese language, sometimes the character "月" was used to replace the character "肉", which means "meat". No wonder the radical "月" sometimes represents "moon", and sometimes represents "meat".
没有 (méi yǒu) do not have
有钱 (yǒu qián ) have money
有理 (yǒu lǐ ) reasonable, on just grounds
有名 (yǒu míng ) well-known
有意思 (yǒu yì si) interesting
有空儿 (yǒu kòngr) have time, be free
有时间 (yǒu shí jiān) have time
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有关 (yǒu guān ) have sth. to do with, relate to
有效 (yǒu xiào ) valid, effective
有线电视 (yǒu xiàn diàn shì) wired television
有线广播 (yǒu xiàn guǎng bō) wired broadcasting
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