You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Shell (bèi) Character: lai Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1209, Entry 15 Broad Glossaries (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) state it is pronounced lai (falling tone), sounding the same as lai (falling tone). Explaining Graphs (Shuowen) defines it as to bestow. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explanation of Terms (Shigu) states that lai means to give. Book of Documents (Shujing), Speech of Tang (Tangshi) says: I will greatly bestow rewards upon you. Also, in the Speech of Yue (Shuoming), it is written: I dreamed the Heavenly Emperor bestowed upon me a virtuous assistant. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui) state it is pronounced lai (falling tone), sounding the same as lai (falling tone). Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states it is pronounced lai (level tone), sounding the same as lai (level tone). The meanings are all the same. Also, Jade Chapters (Yupian) states that the lai in the phrase lao lai (to reward and comfort) is the character chi. Chi is pronounced li (falling tone), and means to comfort or reward. It is now written as lai. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) notes that some versions also write it as a variant form.