莱

萊

lái

noun #1,886

Meanings

1 name element (used in transliterations)
2 goosefoot (archaic plant name)

Characters

used in transliterations

Examples

莱昂纳多是著名的演员。

Lái'ángnàduō shì zhùmíng de yǎnyuán.

Leonardo is a famous actor.

他住在莱茵河边。

Tā zhù zài Láiyīn hé biān.

He lives by the Rhine River.

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usage

莱 is almost exclusively used in transliterations of foreign names and places: 莱昂纳多 (Leonardo), 莱茵河 (Rhine), 莱斯特 (Leicester), 布莱尔 (Blair).

Stroke Order

莱 lái