(lái)

10 strokesTrad.

name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
lái
Meaning
name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album
Strokes
10
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹来

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

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Words with

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

lái

Clay (name)

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wènlái

(Tw) Brunei

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Electrolux (Swedish manufacturer of home appliances)

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Klein or Kline (name)

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Chrysler (car manufacturer)

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(name) Clayton or Crichton

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