來(lái)

8 strokes
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Character information

Pinyin
lái
Meaning
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Strokes
8
HSK level
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Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 來 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻木从

A wheat plant that has just borne fruit; compare 来

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

木mù从cóng

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 來 step by step

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

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