来历
Old HSK 6
来历 (láilì) · origin
来历 (láilì) means “origin; background; history”. It is written with 2 characters: 来 (to come) + 历 (history). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 来历 is built
The characters
来 lái · to come
What 来 is made of
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
历 lì · history
What 历 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 厤 gives the meaning, 力 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这块石头很有来历。Zhè kuài shítou hěn yǒu láilì.This stone has quite a history.
你知道这个节日的来历吗？Nǐ zhīdào zhège jiérì de láilì ma?Do you know the origin of this festival?
Questions about 来历
What does 来历 mean?
来历 (láilì) means “origin; background; history”.
How do you pronounce 来历?
来历 is pronounced láilì.
Which HSK level is 来历?
来历 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 出来chūláito come out
- 回来huílaito come back
- 进来jìnláito come in
- 来到láidàoto come to
- 起来qǐlaito get up
- 带来dàiláito bring
- 过来guòlaito come over
- 后来hòuláilater
- 接下来jiēxiàláinext
- 来自láizìto come from
Learn 来历 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 112: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.