entries → 有
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL 1 (est.)
有 =
ㄧㄡˇ · yǒu
verb — to have; there is

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a hand — worn into the top stroke
meat (肉) — the 月-form
A hand (又) holding meat (月 = 肉): to have is to hold food. The hand wore into the top two strokes.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

手裡一塊肉——今天有了。
Meat in hand — today, we have.
字源
意 · Meanings
(本義)擁有— to have, hold常用
有的、有時— some; sometimes — having among many
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension