來
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来
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Pictograph of a stalk of wheat. The current meaning "come" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "wheat" is now written as 麥.
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Historical Evolution
來
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
來
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
來
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
來
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
來
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
來
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
來
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
來
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
來
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
來
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
來
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
來
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
來
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
來
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
來
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
來
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
來
Regular
Modern
Chinese
来 / 來 [lái]
to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next
Japanese
- next (year, spring, etc.); coming
- since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
來 くる
Kuru surname
來 たかぎ
Takagi surname
來 らい
Rai female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
起来 [qǐlai] #117
to stand up
出来 [chūlái] #198
to come out
回来 [huílai] #186
to return
过来 [guòlái] #240
to come over
下来 [xiàlai] #284
to come down
来自 [láizì] #710
to come from (a place)
带来 [dàilái] #703
to bring
原来 [yuánlái] #1,006
original
未来 [wèilái] #901
future
以来 [yǐlái] #1,675
since (a previous event)
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JAPANESE WORDS (10)
⭐ 来る [くる] #53
to come (spatially or temporally)
⭐ 将来 [しょうらい] #1,285
future
⭐ 出来る [できる] #1,302
to be able to do
⭐ 来年 [らいねん] #2,929
next year
⭐ 来月 [らいげつ] #6,965
next month
⭐ 再来 [さいらい] #21,839
return
⭐ 再来週 [さらいしゅう] #39,668
week after next
如来 [にょらい] #50,355
Tathagata
蘇民将来 [そみんしょうらい] #139,231
tower-shaped wooden talisman
従来農法 [じゅうらいのうほう]
traditional farming