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Originally a pictograph of a wheat plant, the traditional character (來) showed roots, a stalk, and awns. Over time, through phonetic borrowing, it came to mean "to come", losing its connection to wheat in everyday use. The simplified form (来) reduces the complex wheat depiction to a simpler arrangement of horizontal and diagonal strokes above a tree-like base. The character now denotes movement toward the speaker or a focal point, functions as a directional complement following other verbs, marks the start of an action, and represents approaching future events.
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Example Sentences Hide
他明天来我家。
请站起来。
你能来帮我吗？
他下午会来找我。
我来介绍一下这位朋友。
这个问题需要大家一起来解决。
他从来没有来过中国。
为了更好的未来，我们必须从现在开始努力。