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来
lái HSK1

come

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approved by Peter Olson · Feb 19, 2022, 05:59 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Feb 19, 2022, 05:59 PM

來

Original meaning: wheat

Simplified form of 來. Pictograph of wheat. The current meaning "come" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "wheat" is now written as 麥.

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Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.465
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