(lái)

10 strokesTrad.

brook

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
lái
Meaning
brook; ripple
Strokes
10
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵来

In this compound, the meaning comes from (water); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

láishuǐ

see 涞水县

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láiyuán

see 涞源县

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Laishui, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei

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Laiyuan, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei

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Related characters

From ’s common words

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