You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Shell (bèi) Lai Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1209, Entry 10 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): pronounced lai (falling tone). Explanation of Characters (Shuowen): To bestow. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explanation of Ancient Words (Shigu): Lai means to give. Book of Documents (Shujing), Speech of Tang: I will greatly bestow upon you. Also, in the Charge to Yue: The Emperor dreamt of bestowing upon me a worthy assistant. Also according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui): pronounced lai (falling tone). Also according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced lai (rising tone). The meaning is the same. Also according to Jade Chapters (Yupian): Lao-lai refers to the character for instruct (chi). Instruct (chi) is pronounced li (falling tone), meaning to labor. It is now written as lai. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): sometimes written in a variant form.