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yǒu to have

6 strokes

Where the shape comes from

A hand, at the top, over a piece of meat, 月 in its flesh meaning. Holding meat is having something.

𠂇𠂇a hand
flesh

Write it

Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.

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Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.

Three words that use it

没有méiyǒuto not have
有名yǒumíngfamous
有意思yǒu siinteresting

Watch out

The mistake people make

Negating it with 不. The negative of 有 is always 没有.