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Chinese symbol for “bring”

带来
dài lái
Traditional: 帶來
to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bring is 带来 (dài lái), defined as: to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce.

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

带 dài
belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
radical 50 ⼱ · 9 strokes
来 lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bring”

WordPinyinMeaning
拿来 (拿來)ná láito bring; to fetch
带 (帶)dàiband; belt
安ān(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease

Related words

Other words that share a character with 带来.

WordPinyinMeaning
一带 (一帶)yī dàiregion; area
带领 (帶領)dài lǐngto guide; to lead
带动 (帶動)dài dòngto spur; to provide impetus; to drive
带有 (帶有)dài yǒuto have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation et
热带 (熱帶)rè dàithe tropics; tropical
起来 (起來)qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
出来 (出來)chū láito come out; to appear
来自 (來自)lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)

See also: Japanese symbol for “bring”.

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.