来 — Chinese character
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
- Pinyin
- lái
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 未 丷
- Formation
- ideographic — A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來
- Traditional
- 來
- Japanese
- 来 as a kanji
Common words with 来
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 起来 (起來) | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 起来 (起來) | qi lai | (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站 (zhàn)) |
| 出来 (出來) | chū lái | to come out; to appear |
| 出来 (出來) | chu lai | (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) |
| 来自 (來自) | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 以来 (以來) | yǐ lái | since (used after a specified time or event) |
| 未来 (未來) | wèi lái | future; tomorrow |
| 后来 (後來) | hòu lái | afterwards; later; newly arrived |
| 回来 (回來) | huí lai | to return; to come back |
| 原来 (原來) | yuán lái | original; former; originally; formerly; at first |
| 带来 (帶來) | dài lái | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
| 来源 (來源) | lái yuán | source (of information etc); origin |
English words written with 来
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