How to write 来

来 (lái) means “to come”. The 来 stroke order has 7 strokes; the animation above shows them one at a time. Its radical is 木. To practise how to write 来, open writing practice; to hear how to pronounce 来, use the pronunciation trainer.

Words with 来

• 来 — lái, to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来)
• 来 — lái, to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来)
• 上来 — shàng lái, to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)