Character Contained In References Comments
 Simplified  Traditional  Ancient forms  Archaic forms
   traditional form

Variants

Phonetic

Semantic

Apparent
Mandarin
lai2, lai4
English
Definitions
to come; to come to; coming; return; returning
Mnemonic
The ripening process is a sign the harvest is coming; compare
Etymology
Notes
Pictograph: a wheat plant: the top line was originally horizontal – perhaps indicating the head nearly matured; the ^^ middle section shows the typical leaves which bend downward; at the bottom are the roots; the original meaning of this character is now found in