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
上来
shàng lái
下来
xià lai
乌来
wū lái
乱来
luàn lái
二来
èr lái
从来
cóng lái
以来
yǐ lái
传来
chuán lái
元来
yuán lái
出来
chū lái
出来
chu lai

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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