How to write 來, stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
What 來 means
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)
Ideographic: A wheat plant that has just borne fruit; compare 来
Words with 來
- 回來huí laito return; to come back
- 起來qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
- 起來qi lai(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
- 出來chū láito come out; to appear; to arise
- 出來chu lai(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
- 過來guò láito come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
- 看起來kàn qǐ laiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
- 進來jìn láito come in
- 下來xià laito come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- 從來cóng láialways; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- 看來kàn laiapparently; it seems that
- 帶來dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
來 in a sentence
nǐ zuò nǐ de bù fèn , qí tā de wǒ lái zuò 。
You do your part and I'll do the rest.
tā kàn qǐ lái hǎo xiàng yǒu hěn duō péng yǒu 。
She appears to have many friends.
tā qù nián bā yuè huí lái de 。
He came back last August.
bā shì tū rán zài lù zhōng xīn tíng le xià lái 。
The bus stopped suddenly in the middle of the street.
nà zuò yǒng chí kàn lái de què hěn xī yǐn rén 。
That pool really looks inviting.