Have in Chinese (Mandarin): 有 (yǒu)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 有

• 有

  To have; there is.

  6 strokes

Third tone. Not have is 没有 (méiyǒu), never 不有. 有 also means "there is": 这里有一只猫.

More examples with 有

• 我有一只小狗。

  我有一隻小狗。

  Wǒ yǒu yì zhī xiǎo gǒu.

  I have a puppy.

• 我没有哥哥。

  我沒有哥哥。

  Wǒ méiyǒu gēge.

  I don't have an older brother.

How to write 有 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.