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外来

Traditional: 外來

wài lái

HSK 3.0 · 6

wài lái · ngoi6 loi4 (Jyutping)

  1. external
  2. foreign
  3. outside

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Character breakdown

外

Meaning
out, outside, external; foreign
Radical
夕
Strokes
5
Components
⿰夕卜
Cangjie
NIY
Four-corner
2320.0

来

Meaning
come, coming; return, returning
Radical
木
Strokes
7
Components
⿻未丷
Cangjie
DT
Four-corner
5090.0

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