lái

to come; to arrive; next

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 15th character
Radical ⽊ (75.3)
Strokes 7
Index # 707
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

来 lái
  1. 1. to come
  2. 2. to arrive
  3. 3. next
  4. 4. ever since
  5. 5. to come round

Stroke order

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来 stroke order animation

Words containing 来

Word Meaning
to get up; to stand up; also pr. qǐ lái
start to do; get up; seem
afterwards; later
never (if used in negative sentence); always; at all times
to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
originally; at first; original
so, actually, as it turns out; originally; at first
in the future; future; the future
there's not enough time (to do sth)
able to do sth in time; there's still time
future; coming; approaching
since (a previous event)
source (of information etc); origin
recently; lately
origin; history; antecedents
always (previously)
always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time
fig. to return politeness for politeness
after hardship comes happiness
to come back; to return
to come out; to appear; to arise
to come out; to appear; to make out
to come over; to manage; to handle
(indicates continuation from the past towards us)
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