Chinese symbol for “lately”
比来
bǐ lái
Traditional: 比來
lately; recently
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lately is 比来 (bǐ lái), defined as: lately; recently.
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
Other Chinese words for “lately”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 近来 (近來) | jìn lái | recently; lately |
| 前一向 | qián yī xiàng | lately; in the recent past |
| 日来 (日來) | rì lái | in the past few days; lately |
| 迩来 (邇來) | ěr lái | recently; until now |
| 尔来 (爾來) | ěr lái | (literary) recently; lately; hitherto |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 比来.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比较 (比較) | bǐ jiào | to compare; to contrast |
| 比赛 (比賽) | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc); match |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | proportion; scale |
| 相比 | xiāng bǐ | to compare |
| 对比 (對比) | duì bǐ | to contrast; contrast |
| 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 “lately”.
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.