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来lái

to come; to arrive; future; coming (in time); about; roughly (after a number)

来 is to come toward the speaker; it also points to what is coming, like next year.

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Taught as one complete written unit. Sources disagree on the history (header: originally 形声; detailed entry: a wheat pictograph), so no modern sound piece is claimed.

single whole character · 来

to come; to arrive; future; coming (in time); about; roughly (after a number)

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来lái

to come; to arrive; future; coming (in time); about; roughly (after a number)

来 is to come toward the speaker; it also points to what is coming, like next year.

Taught as one complete written unit. Sources disagree on the history (header: originally 形声; detailed entry: a wheat pictograph), so no modern sound piece is claimed.

láiTone 2

to come; to arrive
future; coming (in time)
about; roughly (after a number)

来回láihuíback and forth
未来wèiláithe future

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