来

lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来)

Radical: 木 HSK 1 v, f, m, u, y ideographic

Components & Etymology

来 decomposes into the following components:

未 丷

Words containing 来

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 来.

一来
yī lái
on one hand,...
上来
shàng lái
to come up
下来
xià lai
to come down
乌来
wū lái
Wulai township in Taipei county 臺北縣|台北县[Tai2 bei3 xian4], Taiwan
乱来
luàn lái
二来
èr lái
in the second place
从来
cóng lái
always
以来
yǐ lái
since (a previous event)
传来
chuán lái
to arrive (news)
元来
yuán lái
出来
chū lái
to come out
到来
dào lái
to arrive

Related characters (radical 木)

Characters that share the radical 木.

木 未 末 本 札 朮 术 朱 朴 朵 机 朽 朿 杀 杂 权 杆 杈 杉 杌 李 杏 材 村

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