共有
gòng yoǔ · HSK 3
to have altogether
🤝 共 (together) + 有 (have) = have together, share in total
共 means together/shared; 有 means to have or possess. Combined, 共有 literally reads as have-together — used for joint ownership or for tallying a total amount across a group.
共 — 两手 (廾) holding up an object
共 originally depicted two hands raised together, lifting or offering something jointly. The ancient form showed a vessel or object held up by paired hands, conveying shared action. From 'lifting together' it shifted to mean 'together,' 'common,' or 'share.'
有 — hand 𠂇 + moon/meat 月
Originally depicted a hand holding a piece of meat (月 here is the 'meat' radical, not moon), expressing the idea of possessing something. Over time the meaning broadened from 'to hold/possess' to the general sense of 'to have' or 'there is/exists'.