How to Write 梾 (lái) — Meaning “cornel tree or dogwood”

Imagine a tree (木) that 'comes' (来) to life every spring with bright flowers or berries. This connects the visual of the tree to the dogwood's seasonal blooming.

The right part 来 has three horizontal strokes; make sure the middle stroke is the longest and the top and bottom are shorter. A common mistake is writing only two horizontals or making the left radical 木 too wide.

枯 (kū) means 'withered' and uses 古 (old) on the right, while 枰 (píng) means 'chessboard' with 平 (flat). 梾 has 来 (come) and always refers to the cornel tree, so check the right side component for the correct meaning.

梾 is a botanical term, not common in everyday speech. You find it in tree names like 梾木 (cornel wood) and 灯台梾 (giant dogwood). Its fruit 梾实 is occasionally mentioned in herbal medicine contexts.

Common words containing 梾 include: 梾木 (lái mù) — cornel wood; 灯台梾 (dēng tái lái) — Giant dogwood (tree); 梾实 (lái shí) — cornel fruit.