来
HSK 1

来 (lái): come, coming, return

lái

come, coming, return

Pinyin

lái

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

come, coming, return

How to Write 来 (lái)

来 is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 来

A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來

What 来 is Made Of

来 is built from 2 components:

未not yet
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Words Using 来

Common Chinese words that contain 来:

从来

cónglái

以来

yǐlái

历来

lìlái

原来

yuánlái

后来

hòulái

向来

xiànglái

将来

jiānglái

未来

wèilái

本来

běnlái

来历

láilì

来源

láiyuán

来自

láizì

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