Chinese words pronounced lai (any tone) 17 words, in the 3 tones lai is read in. lái (2nd tone) 9 words 来(lái) to come 莱(lái) name of weed plant 涞(lái) brook 崃(lái) name of a mountain in Sichuan 铼(lái) rhenium 來(lái) to come 萊(lái) name of weed plant 淶(lái) brook 崍(lái) name of a mountain in Sichuan 錸(lái) rhenium All 9 words pronounced lái lài (4th tone) 7 words 赖(lài) to depend on 癞(lài) scabies 籁(lài) a sound 赉(lài) to bestow 濑(lài) name of a river 賴(lài) to depend on 癩(lài) scabies 籟(lài) a sound 賚(lài) to bestow 瀨(lài) name of a river All 7 words pronounced lài lai (neutral tone) 1 words 𫪁(lai) modal particle similar to 呢 ne, 啦 la or 来着 láizhe 唻(lai) modal particle similar to 呢 ne, 啦 la or 来着 láizhe Often confused with lai nai in any tone 13 words