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lái
related components & characters
[object Object]
classical translation
already happened
ecological image
tall plant with grain emerging
未 and 來 are pairs, the two show a plant before grain has arrived and after. Thus, the two are used to refer to things that have not yet happened, compared to things that have already happened. The component 从, to depart, are the grains detached from the plant, and further impart the meaning of "since."
nuanced meaning
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