1. 来
  2. 往

来

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

Decomposition

1Once
来→
未丷
2Radical
来→
木tree一one丷eight/divide
3Graphical
来→
一丨八一丷

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.
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Appears In

来 also appears in:
莱睐涞徕崃赉铼

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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往

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  • 369th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
往→
彳主
2Radical
往→
彳step王jade丶dot
3Graphical
往→
㇒丨一一丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wǎng (wang3)to go (in a direction) • to • towards • (of a train) bound for • past • previous

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 往 wǎng (wang3)The component 王 is pronounced as 'wáng' (wang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 往 wǎng (wang3)The component 王 is pronounced as 'wàng' (wang4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

往事 
往往 

Uncommon

一如既往 
交往 
以往 
来往 (來往)
前往 
向往 (嚮往)
往来 (往來)
往前 
往外 
往常 
往年 
往后 (往後)
往日 
往返 
通往 
过往 (過往)
开往 (開往)

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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.
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