lái
莱（萊）
literary
archaic
Meaning of 莱
莱 means pigweed; goosefoot; fallow land; uncultivated land. Pronounced l á i.
- pigweed; goosefoot
- fallow land; uncultivated land
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes10
Components
艹
来
Stroke Order
莱
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
zài在
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
lái莱
。
This plant is referred to as 'lai' in ancient texts.
Tián田
dì地
lǐ里
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
lái莱
。
The fields were overgrown with pigweed.
Gǔ古
rén人
shēng生
huó活
qīng清
pín贫
shí时
，
cháng常
shí食
yòng用
lái莱
yè叶
chōng充
jī饥
。
When living in poverty, ancients often ate pigweed leaves to satisfy their hunger.
Lái莱
yǔ与
lí藜
shì是
tóng同
yì义
cí词
。
'Lai' and 'li' are synonyms.
Tā他
rèn认
chū出
lù路
biān边
nà那
zhū株
zhí植
wù物
shì是
yě野
shēng生
de的
lái莱
。
He identified the plant by the roadside as wild pigweed.