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来信

láixìn

received letter

A person opening an envelope
Memory picture

Characters in this word

来 lái

Strokes
7
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
未 not yet 丷 horns
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

信 xìn

Strokes
9
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 言 words, speech

Example phrases

  • 今天有来信。 Jīntiān yǒu láixìn. A letter comes today.
  • 我收到来信。 Wǒ shōudào láixìn. I get an incoming letter.
  • 来信很长。 Láixìn hěn cháng. The letter is very long.

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