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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Words containing 来

Word Meaning
Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
Xilai Temple (Tainan, Taiwan)
returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...
returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...
speechless
to be able to talk to; to get along with; to be congenial
to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)
to make a round trip; a return journey
to scamper; to run around
search everywhere then find it easily
to crop up; to pop up; to emerge abruptly
busy greeting guests; socializing with people
letter from afar (literary)
recently; until now; up to the present
money can't buy happiness
to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy
learn from the past to guide the future
at leisure; idle; to have nothing to do
Abdulahat Abdurixit, Xinjiang politician
Alai, Tibetan Chinese writer
Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
to invert