Chinese symbol for “arrival”
到来
dào lái
Traditional: 到來
to arrive; arrival; advent
The closest CC-CEDICT match for arrival is 到来 (dào lái), defined as: to arrive; arrival; advent.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 到来.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 达到 (達到) | dá dào | to reach; to achieve; to attain |
| 不到 | bù dào | not to arrive; not reaching |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |
| 起来 (起來) | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 出来 (出來) | chū lái | to come out; to appear |
See also: Japanese symbol for “arrival”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.