Learn Mandarin Mandarin-English Character Dictionary

Pronunciation

Mandarin	lái
Cantonese (Jyutping)	loi4
Japanese Kun	kuru, kitaru
Japanese On	rai

Meaning

Definition

come, coming; return, returning

Character Rank

Simplified	14
常用字表	15
HSK v.3 Level	1
HSK v.3 Writing Level	1

Common Words With This Character  

起来	qǐlai	to stand up; to get up
后来	hòulái	afterwards; later
本来	běnlái	original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
原来	yuánlái	original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
带来	dàilái	to bring; to bring about; to produce
从来	cónglái	always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	木 (#75:tree)
Traditional Script	來
Semantic	來
Look-Alikes	夹
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+6765
GB2312	C0B4

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	dt
Four Corner	5090.0
WuBi 86	goi
WuBi 98	gusi