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
(of women) to get one's period; rising tide
to get angry
to get angry
lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
to get tough; to use force
(polite) your letter
to become spirited
rifle (loanword); also written lái fù qiāng
rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
Laiyi, a township in Pingtung, Taiwan
Laiyi Township, Pingtung, Taiwan
the visitor means trouble; no good will come
to respond in kind
to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
lyxose (type of sugar)
(of a storm etc) to strike; to hit; to invade
Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
the ins and out of a matter
ringback tone for caller
caller ID
income
Laifeng County in Hubei, China
incoming letter (literary)
constant coming and going; always on the move
in my opinion; as I see it