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由来 (yóu lái) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

由来 (yóu lái) is a Chinese word: origin. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 由来

名 míng noun

origin

这个节日的由来很有趣。

zhè ge jié rì de yóu lái hěn yǒu qù

The origin of this festival is very interesting.

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Word breakdown

由 yóu — from, indicates source or starting point

来 lái — come, indicates emergence or arrival

Structure & writing
1 由 yóu — reason; cause
由 is a component in 12 characters

由 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 来 lái — to come (toward the speaker), opposite of 去
来 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

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