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The character 有 combines a hand (𠂇, a variant of 又) and meat (月, a radical form of 肉), depicting a hand holding a piece of meat to symbolize possession. In oracle bone inscriptions, it was written as 又, but the meat component was later added to differentiate it from the similar-sounding 又. Its primary meaning is "to have" or "to possess", and it also indicates existence, like "there is" or "there are". Grammatically, it can form tense structures and comparative constructions with certain adjectives.
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我有一本书。
房子里有一只猫。
你有时间吗？
他有很多朋友。
我们有希望。
如果你有钱就可以买。
我没有任何问题。
有很多人有这个想法。
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