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莱 (lái): Goosefoot — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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莱 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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莱

艹cǎo · grass

来lái · come

莱=艹cǎo · grass+来lái · come

The grass component connects this character to plants or plant-based things.

4.

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5.

Related Words: 莱

莱卡 • lái kǎ • Leica (camera brand)

lái莱

kǎ卡

Leica (camera brand)

莱芜 • lái wú • Laiwu (city in Shandong)

lái莱

wú芜

Laiwu (city in Shandong)

蓬莱 • péng lái • Penglai (mythical island of immortals)

péng蓬

lái莱

Penglai (mythical island of immortals)

好莱坞 • hǎo lái wù • Hollywood

hǎo好

lái莱

wù坞

Hollywood

莱茵河 • lái yīn hé • Rhine River

lái莱

yīn茵

hé河

Rhine River

卡罗莱纳 • kǎ luó lái nà • Carolina (place name)

kǎ卡

luó罗

lái莱

nà纳

Carolina (place name)

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

shōu收

cáng藏

le了

yì一

tái台

jīng经

diǎn典

de的

lái莱

kǎ卡

xiàng相

jī机

。

He collects a classic Leica camera.

tā他

yòng用

lái莱

kǎ卡

xiàng相

jī机

pāi拍

xià下

le

lái莱

wú芜

shì是

shān山

dōng东

shěng省

de的

yī一

gè

lái莱

yīn茵

hé河

shì是

ōu欧

zhōu洲

yì一

tiáo条

zhòng

péng蓬

lái莱

shì是

chuán传

shuō说

zhōng中

shén神

xiān仙

jū

Information

Pinyinlái

Meaninggoosefoot, weed; fallow field

Strokes10

Radical艹

Traditional萊

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1196

Zhuyinㄌㄞˊ

UnicodeU+83B1

CangjieTDT

了

měi美

lì丽

de的

fēng风

jǐng景

。

He used a Leica camera to capture the beautiful scenery.

个

chéng城

shì市

。

Laiwu is a city in Shandong Province.

重

yào要

de的

hé河

liú流

。

The Rhine River is an important river in Europe.

居

zhù住

de的

dì地

fāng方

。

Penglai is a place where immortals are said to live in legends.

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Characters pronounced "lai".

籁laisound of nature; musical sound
来láito come
睐làito glance; to look askance
赖làito rely on, to depend on

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "艹".

茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting
芥jièmustard plant; mustard; tiny

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