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来 lái — “to come”
How to write and say the Chinese character 来 (lái), which means to come — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Come & go.
Pinyin · 拼音 lái
Meaning · 意思 to come
Strokes · 笔画 7
Radical · 部首 木 (tree)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
来 is written with 7 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: a wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來.
A common word常用词
过来
come over
Example sentence例句
快来看小狗！
Come quick and see the puppy!
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.