来 (lái) Stroke Order, Decomposition & Printable Worksheet
来 (lái · Hán Việt: Lai) — to come; to arrive; future; ever since. Originally a pictograph of a ripe wheat plant (麦); borrowed since antiquity for the core directional verb "to come".
- Pinyin
- lái
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Lai
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木
- IDS Structure
- ⿻未丷
- Traditional
- 來
来 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (7 Steps)
Customize 来 in Worksheet Generator →来1 横 Héng
来1 (29,25)→(70,21)
来2 点 Diǎn
来2 (30,34)→(39,42)
来3 折 Zhé
来3 (64,28)→(56,41)
来4 横 Héng
来4 (16,52)→(84,50)
来5 竖 Shù
来5 (45,7)→(48,92)
来6 撇 Piě
来6 (46,52)→(13,80)
来7 捺 Nà
来7 (52,52)→(92,82)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (来 = ⿻未丷)
Originally a pictograph of a ripe wheat plant (麦); borrowed since antiquity for the core directional verb "to come".
⿻未丷 → 未 + 丷 (⿻)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 来
Has 7 strokes: Top Horizontal → Left dot → Right short Piě → Longer middle Horizontal → Central Vertical pillar → Left-falling Piě → Right-falling Nà.
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 来
Write the middle long Horizontal (stroke 4) and central Vertical (stroke 5) BEFORE the bottom sweeping Piě and Nà legs.
Essential HSK Compound Words with 来
to arrive at; come to
future; tomorrow
originally; it turns out that
to stand up; start doing
to come out; to appear
to return; to come back
to come down; (completed action marker)
to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
to come over; to manage
Example Sentences Using 来 (lái)
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