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來

lái

to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on

💡 Ideographic: A wheat plant that has just borne fruit; compare 来
HSK 8 strokes
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Component Breakdown

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木
mù
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
从
cóng
from, by, since, whence, through
⿻木从 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

mù
木
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
📷 Pictographic: A tree
4 strokes HSK 5
cóng
从
from, by, since, whence, through
💡 Ideographic: One person 人 following another
4 strokes HSK 2

Words Using 來 (340)

lái
来 ↗
HSK 1
to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next
hòulái
后来 ↗
HSK 3
afterwards / later
qilai
起来 ↗
HSK 3
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement (e.g. after [[站<zhàn>]]) / bringing things together (e.g. after [[收拾<shōushi>]]) / (after a perception verb, e.g. [[看<kàn>]]) expressing preliminary judgement
qǐlai
起来 ↗
HSK 3
to stand up / to get up
cónglái
从来 ↗
HSK 4
always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)
jiānglái
将来 ↗
HSK 4
in the future / future / the future / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
běnlái
本来 ↗
HSK 4
original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of book
láidejí
来得及 ↗
HSK 4
there's still time / able to do sth in time
láibují
来不及 ↗
HSK 4
there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)
yuánlái
原来 ↗
HSK 4
original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out
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