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拥有

yōngyǒu

to own; to have

A person holding a house key
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Characters in this word

拥 yōng

Strokes
8
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 用 to use, to employ, to apply
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 拥

有 yǒu

Strokes
6
Radical
月 — moon
Made of
𠂇 hand 月 moon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我拥有一只猫。 Wǒ yōngyǒu yì zhī māo. I have a cat.
  • 他拥有新房。 Tā yōngyǒu xīn fáng. He owns a new house.
  • 她拥有好朋友。 Tā yōngyǒu hǎo péngyou. She has good friends.

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