唻 (lài) - Lai — an archaic or dialectal character meaning & used in some dialects and classical texts.

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lài ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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唻 · lài

Lai — an archaic or dialectal character meaning 'to come';

used in some dialects and classical texts.

Lai — an archaic or dialectal character meaningused in some dialects and classical texts.

Usage highlights

to comecome herecome quicklycome and gocome together

Synonyms

  • 来— to come (standard form)

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He will come tomorrow (他明日唻).
  • The guests have arrived (客人已唻).
  • In some dialects, it means to come (方言中表示'来').

Collocations

  • to come(唻)
  • come here(唻这里)
  • come quickly(快唻)
  • come and go(唻去)
  • come together(一起唻)

Idioms

  • Come and go freely(自由唻去)
  • Come when called(呼之即唻)
  • Come with good news(报喜唻)

Cultural background

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  • Used in certain Chinese dialects as a variant for 'come'.
  • Appears in classical texts and folk songs.
  • Rare in modern standard Mandarin but preserved in regional usage.

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