Come in Chinese (Mandarin): 来 (lái)
来
lái
come
- Simplified
- 来
- Traditional
- 來
- Pinyin
- lái
- Typed as
- lai
Use it in a sentence
小鸟飞来了。
小鳥飛來了。
The bird flew here.
The characters in 来
来 / 來
To come.
7 strokes
Second tone. 来 is coming toward you, and 去 (qù) is going away. Come here! is 过来！ (guòlai!).
More examples with 来
快来！
快來！
Kuài lái!
Come quickly!
奶奶来我家了。
奶奶來我家了。
Nǎinai lái wǒ jiā le.
Grandma came to my house.
How to write 来 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
来 7 strokes
In Traditional characters:
來 8 strokes
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