Character Details
come (to) Ascii: 20840 w341
Hanyu Pinyin Pronunciation Tone Components/Primitives Wiktionary Alt Sounds
来 lái lye 2 一 (horizontal) + 木 (tree) + 丶 (dot) → come 来 link
Picture Character Story
With one rice grain many more always come! People are often like this too.
Notes
[HSK 1] - This character is a combination of 'tree' and two 'person' building blocks. In ancient China, 'to come' was represented by a character based on wheat, which had been brought to China from Europe.
Examples
- I'll come back later - --Research Pending--
Strokes
Single Character Decomposition
Radical Name Label Domain Component Persona Example Characters
— - 曰 yuē tree say open‑mouth sun 曰 曹
Elements Semantic Element Phonetic Element Note
一 (horizontal) + 木 (tree) + 丶 (dot) → come 木 (semantic origin) — ancient pictograph of wheat

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