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Chinese characters for “lai”

24 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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Second tone

lái

来

lái

to arrive, to come, to return

7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1

來

lái

to arrive, to come, to return

8 strokes

崃

lái

a mountain in Sichuan province

10 strokes

徕

lái

to entice, to solicit

ripple

weed, goosefoot

to entice, to solicit

dogwood

ripple

weed, goosefoot

dogwood

rhenium

Fourth tone

lài

赖

lài

to depend on, to rely on

13 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6

to bestow, to confer

to squint at

to squint at

to bestow, to confer

current, rapids

to depend on, to rely on

leprosy

current, rapids

bamboo flute

leprosy

bamboo flute

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to come

to come out

to come over

to return

to come in

to stand up

to come up

to come down

afterwards

apparently

Chinese characters for “lai”

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