历来 lìlái always

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Traditional: 歷來

Stroke order

历来 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

历来 — the Chinese character for always (lìlái), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 历来 — always

历 — 4 strokes
来 — 7 strokes

Senses

always
throughout (a period of time)
(of) all-time

Characters in 历来

历 lì — calendar; to experience; to undergo
来 lái — to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); for the past (amount of time)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

历来 is pronounced lìlái and means “always”.

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