• 15th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.56% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 308 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lái (lai2)to come • to arrive • to come round • ever since • next

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

下来 (下來)
来自 (來自)
来说 (來說)
出来 (出來)
原来 (原來)
回来 (回來)
带来 (帶來)
从来 (從來)
拿来 (拿來)
未来 (未來)
本来 (本來)
看来 (看來)
起来 (起來)
越来越 (越來越)
过来 (過來)
醒来 (醒來)

Uncommon

上来 (上來)
以来 (以來)
来到 (來到)
来回 (來回)
来年 (來年)
来源 (來源)
来生 (來生)
来临 (來臨)
来电 (來電)
传来 (傳來)
到来 (到來)
到头来 (到頭來)
前来 (前來)
向来 (向來)
如来 (如來)
将来 (將來)
后来 (後來)
想来 (想來)
打来 (打來)
接下来 (接下來)
用来 (用來)
翻来覆去 (翻來覆去)
进来 (進來)

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  • 837th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 164 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lín (lin2)to face • to overlook • to arrive • to be (just) about to • just before

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

来临 (來臨)
光临 (光臨)
临时 (臨時)
临近 (臨近)
临门 (臨門)
降临 (降臨)
面临 (面臨)

Uncommon

濒临 (瀕臨)
临别 (臨別)
临到 (臨到)
临场 (臨場)
临安 (臨安)
临床 (臨床)
临摹 (臨摹)
临时工 (臨時工)
临死 (臨死)
临江 (臨江)
临汾 (臨汾)
临沂 (臨沂)
临海 (臨海)
临产 (臨產)
临终 (臨終)
临行 (臨行)
临走 (臨走)
临阵 (臨陣)
临头 (臨頭)
莅临 (蒞臨)
亲临 (親臨)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.