莱

萊
lái
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name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

莱 pairs 艹 plants with 来 lái, which gives the sound. It first meant 'wild edible herb.'

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来lái
to come, to arrive, to come round

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