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
to come and see
to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as
to pay a visit
never
generally speaking
to mess around; to act recklessly
guest; visitor; Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
firstly, ...
foreign; external; outside
in the end; as a result; finally
generally speaking; in short; to sum up
contacts; dealings; to go back and forth
Hebrew
conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction
to originate in
it may be assumed that
to get along well; compatible
to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules
tap water; running water
since birth; for one's whole life
influence; cause; reason
(fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
unable to get along together; incompatible
to make a comeback
rifle (loanword); also written lái fú qiāng