来
来
“to arrive”
Radical: 木
Strokes: 7
Level: HSK 1
How 来 is built — overlaid / crossed
未
component
丷
kwukyel
kwukyel
The story behind 来
A tree (木) with a mark (一) — a sprout arriving = to come (来).
💡 回来 (huílai) = to come back. 来一杯咖啡 (lái yì bēi kāfēi) = bring me a coffee.
Words with 来
原来 yuánlái — originally
后来 hòulái — afterwards
起来 qǐlái — to get up
本来 běn lái — original
从来 cóng lái — always
后来 hòu lái — afterwards
将来 jiāng lái — in the future
来不及 lái bu jí — there's not enough time (to do sth)
来得及 lái de jí — there's still time
原来 yuán lái — original
来自 lái zì — to come from (a place)
起来 qǐ lái — beginning or continuing an action
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