Chinese symbol for “since”
以来
yǐ lái
Traditional: 以來
since (used after a specified time or event)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for since is 以来 (yǐ lái), defined as: since (used after a specified time or event).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “since”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 既然 | jì rán | since; as; this being the case |
| 自从 (自從) | zì cóng | since (a time); ever since |
| 以降 | yǐ jiàng | since (some point in the past) |
| 由于 (由於) | yóu yú | due to; as a result of |
| 自打 | zì dǎ | (coll.) since |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 以来.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | and; as well as |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore; as a result |
| 以后 (以後) | yǐ hòu | after; later |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 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 “since”.
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.