来自
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来自 (láizì) · to come from
来自 (láizì) means “to come from”. It is written with 2 characters: 来 (to come) + 自 (from). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 来自 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)
自 zì · from
What 自 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他来自北京。Tā láizì Běijīng.He comes from Beijing.
你来自哪个国家？Nǐ láizì nǎge guójiā?Which country do you come from?
Questions about 来自
What does 来自 mean?
来自 (láizì) means “to come from”.
How do you pronounce 来自?
来自 is pronounced láizì.
Which HSK level is 来自?
来自 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
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
- 原来yuánláioriginally
Learn 来自 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.