# 賴

| 賴 | U+8CF4, &#36084; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8CF4 |
| ← 賳 [U+8CF3] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 賵 → [U+8CF5] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 賴 |
| Shinjitai | 頼 |
| Simplified | 赖 |

### Han character

賴 (Kangxi radical 154, 貝+9, 16 strokes, cangjie input 木中弓月金 (DLNBC) or 木中尸竹金 (DLSHC), four-corner 5798$_6$, composition ⿰束⿱刀貝(HTJK) or ⿰束負(GV))

#### Derived characters

* 𫣻, 𠘝, 𡃤, 𡓒, 嬾, 𢅭, 懶, 攋, 櫴, 𣡙, 𰚂, 瀨, 㸊, 獺, 瓎, 𥗓, 䄤, 𦇛, 𦧺, 𧔣, 襰, 𧴡, 䠭, 𬨛, 䲚, 𪈎
* 𡚚, 𢀲, 𢁑, 𣡚, 籟, 藾, 𬯩, 𩯽, 𢤿, 𩽓, 𪈐, 𢋷, 癩

#### Descendants

* 頼, 赖

### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1210, character 31
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36861
* Dae Jaweon: page 1676, character 27
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3651, character 11
* Unihan data for U+8CF4

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 賴 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 賴 | *raːds |
| 籟 | *raːds |
| 癩 | *raːds, *raːd |
| 瀨 | *raːds |
| 藾 | *raːds |
| 攋 | *raːds, *reːdʔ, *raːd |
| 懶 | *raːnʔ |
| 嬾 | *raːnʔ |
| 獺 | *r̥ʰaːd, *hr'aːd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *raːds): phonetic 剌 (OC *raːd) + semantic 貝 (“cowry”) – to profit.

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): lài (lai$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nai$^4$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): laai$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lai$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): lai$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): lai
    (Hailu, HRS): lai$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): lai$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): lai$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): lāi
* Eastern Min (BUC): lâi
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): lua$^5$ / lai$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lōa / nōa / lāi / nāi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): lua$^7$ / nai$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$la; $^6$le
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lai$^4$ / lai$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lài
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lài
*** Wade–Giles: lai$^4$
*** Yale: lài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lay
*** Palladius: лай (laj)
*** Sinological IPA : /laɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nai$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lai
*** Sinological IPA : /nai²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: laai$^6$
*** Yale: laaih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: laai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lai$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /laːi̯²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lai$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /lai³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: lai$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /lai¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lai
*** Hakka Romanization System: lai
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /lai̯⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: lai$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /lai³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: lai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /laɪ⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: lai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /lai⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lāi
*** Sinological IPA : /lai⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: lâi
*** Sinological IPA : /l̃ɑi²⁴²/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: lua$^5$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: luā
*** Sinological IPA : /lua²¹/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: lai$^5$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: lāi
*** Sinological IPA : /lai²¹/
* lua5 - vernacular;
* lai5 - literary (incl. surname).
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit賴 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /lai⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /lai⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /lai⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /lɛ²¹/ /lɛ²¹³/ 不～ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /lɛ⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /lai³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /lai⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /lɛ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /lɛ¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /lɛ¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /lai²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /nai³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /nai¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /nai²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /læ²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /lae⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /le̞⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /lai⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /læ³⁵/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /lɛ⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /la²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /lɑ³¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /le̞¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /la²²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /la²²/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /la¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /lai⁵⁵/ /lai¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /nai⁵⁵/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /lai²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /lai⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /lɑi⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /lai²²/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /lai²²/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /lai²²/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /lai²²/ /nua²²/ /lua²²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /lɑi²⁴²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /lai⁴⁴/ /luɛ⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /nãi³³/ /lua²¹³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /lai³⁵/ 姓 /lai³³/ 依～ |
* Middle Chinese: lajH
Rime :
| Character | 賴 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 泰 (25) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 落蓋切 |
| Baxter | lajH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /lɑi$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /lɑi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lɑi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /laj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /lɑi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /lɑi$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /lɑi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | lài |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | laai$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*rˤa[t]-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*raːds/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 賴 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | lài |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ laj$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*rˁa[t]-s/ |
| English | depend on |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 賴 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 7631 |
| Phonetic component | 賴 |
| Rime group | 祭 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 賴 |
| Old Chinese | /*raːds/ |
| Notes | 本從剌聲 |

#### Definitions

賴
* to rely; to depend on
    依賴／依赖 ― yīlài ― to rely on
* to accuse falsely
* shameless; impudent; cheeky; brazen
    耍賴／耍赖 ― shuǎlài ― to act shamelessly
* (colloquial) bad
* to hang on in a place; to drag out one's stay in a place
* to disavow; to deny
* to falsely incriminate
* to blame; to put the blame upon
* a surname
    賴清德／赖清德 ― Lài Qīngdé ― Lai Ching-te (Taiwanese politician)

##### Synonyms

* (to rely):
* 仗恃 (zhàngshì) (literary, chiefly derogatory)
* 仰仗 (yǎngzhàng)
* 仰賴 / 仰赖 (yǎnglài)
* 依 (yī)
* 依仗 (yīzhàng)
* 依倚 (Hokkien)
* 依恃 (yīshì) (literary)
* 依歸 / 依归 (yīguī) (literary)
* 依託 / 依托 (yītuō)
* 依賴 / 依赖 (yīlài)
* 依附 (yīfù)
* 依靠 (yīkào)
* 倚仗 (yǐzhàng)
* 倚倚 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 借助 (jièzhù)
* 倚賴 / 倚赖 (yǐlài)
* 倚靠 (yǐkào)
* 寄 (jì)
* 展品棒 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 怙恃 (hùshì) (literary)
* 憑 / 凭 (píng)
* 憑仗 / 凭仗 (píngzhàng)
* 憑依 / 凭依 (píngyī)
* 憑借 / 凭借 (píngjiè)
* 憑恃 / 凭恃 (píngshì)
* 憑靠 / 凭靠 (píngkào)
* 指 (zhǐ)
* 據 / 据
* 歸依 / 归依 (guīyī) (literary)
* 聊 (liáo) (formal)
* (bad):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 惡 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 壞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 壞, 賴 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 壞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 壞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 壞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 壞, 孬, 賴 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 瞎, 壞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 壞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 壞, 拐 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 壞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 壞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 壞, 弊, 衰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 壞, 衰 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 衰 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 壞 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 衰 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 衰 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 壞 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 壞 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 衰 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 賴, 壞 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 壞, 獰 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 呆, 否 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 歹, 䆀 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 歹 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 歹 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 歹 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 歹 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 歹 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 䆀 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 䆀, 孬 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 歹 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 䆀, 歹 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 歹 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 歹 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 歹 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 孬 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 孬 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 孬, 歹 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 孬 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 歹, 孬 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 㾀 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 㾀 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 㾀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 㾀 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 壞, 恘 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 壞, 恘 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 歪, 推扳, 嘸做 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 毛 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 壞, 拐 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 壞, 拐 |
* (to disavow): 抵賴／抵赖 (dǐlài)
* (to falsely incriminate):
* 倚賴 / 倚赖 (Hokkien, Teochew)
* 彎鬱 / 弯郁 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 攻擊 / 攻击 (gōngjī)
* 栽贓 / 栽赃 (zāizāng)
* 毀謗 / 毁谤 (huǐbàng)
* 污蔑 (wūmiè)
* 潑髒水 / 泼脏水 (pō zāng shuǐ) (figurative)
* 瘄污 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 詆毀 / 诋毁 (dǐhuǐ)
* 誣告 / 诬告
* 誣害 / 诬害 (wūhài)
* 誣捏 / 诬捏 (ŭ-niĕk) (Eastern Min)
* 誣枉 / 诬枉 (wūwǎng)
* 誣蔑 / 诬蔑 (wūmiè)
* 誣賴 / 诬赖 (wūlài)
* 誣陷 / 诬陷 (wūxiàn)
* 誹謗 / 诽谤 (fěibàng)
* 謗毀 / 谤毁 (bànghuǐ) (literary)
* 謠諑 / 谣诼 (yáozhuó) (literary)
* 讒害 / 谗害 (chánhài)
* (to blame):
* 僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
* 叱呵 (chìhē)
* 叱罵 / 叱骂 (chìmà)
* 叱責 / 叱责 (chìzé)
* 吆喝 (colloquial)
* 呲 (cī)
* 呲兒 / 呲儿 (cīr)
* 呵叱 (hēchì)
* 呼喝 (hūhè) (literary)
* 呲打 (cīda) (Northeastern Mandarin)
* 呵斥 (hēchì)
* 呵責 / 呵责 (hēzé) (literary)
* 喝叱
* 嗔怪 (chēnguài) (literary)
* 嗔著 / 嗔着 (chēnzhe) (colloquial)
* 怪 (guài)
* 怒 (nù) (Classical Chinese)
* 怨怪 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 怪罪 (guàizuì)
* 批評 / 批评 (pīpíng)
* 指摘 (zhǐzhāi)
* 指斥 (zhǐchì)
* 指責 / 指责 (zhǐzé)
* 指點 / 指点 (zhǐdiǎn)
* 捋 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
* 掛數 / 挂数 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 摘 (literary, or in compounds)
* 撻伐 / 挞伐 (tàfá) (literary, figurative)
* 數落 / 数落 (shǔluo) (informal)
* 數說 / 数说 (shǔshuō)
* 斥斥 (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 斥罵 / 斥骂 (chìmà)
* 斥責 / 斥责 (chìzé)
* 歸咎 / 归咎 (guījiù)
* 歸罪 / 归罪 (guīzuì)
* 派
* 激勵 / 激励 (jīlì) (literary)
* 熊 (xióng) (colloquial)
* 申斥 (shēnchì)
* 痛罵 / 痛骂 (tòngmà)
* 聲討 / 声讨 (shēngtǎo)
* 訓 / 训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds)
* 訓斥 / 训斥 (xùnchì)
* 詬病 / 诟病 (gòubìng) (literary)
* 說 / 说
* 說話 / 说话 (shuōhuà)
* 謗議 / 谤议 (bàngyì) (literary)
* 譴責 / 谴责 (qiǎnzé)
* 責備 / 责备 (zébèi)
* 責怪 / 责怪 (zéguài)
* 責罵 / 责骂 (zémà)
* 責難 / 责难 (zénàn)
* 貶斥 / 贬斥 (biǎnchì) (literary)
* 貶責 / 贬责 (biǎnzé)
* 非議 / 非议 (fēiyì)
* 非難 / 非难 (fēinàn)
* 體斥 / 体斥 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

#### Compounds

* 不賴 / 不赖 (bùlài)
* 二賴子 / 二赖子
* 仗賴 / 仗赖
* 仰賴 / 仰赖 (yǎnglài)
* 何聊賴 / 何聊赖
* 依賴 / 依赖 (yīlài)
* 依賴性 / 依赖性 (yīlàixìng)
* 信賴 / 信赖 (xìnlài)
* 倚賴 / 倚赖 (yǐlài)
* 倚賴性 / 倚赖性
* 兩賴子 / 两赖子
* 南賴 / 南赖 (Nánlài)
* 叨賴 / 叨赖
* 圖賴 / 图赖
* 對賴 / 对赖
* 展賴 / 展赖
* 市井無賴 / 市井无赖 (shìjǐngwúlài)
* 庇賴 / 庇赖
* 廝賴 / 厮赖
* 悔賴 / 悔赖
* 惡叉白賴 / 恶叉白赖
* 惡賴 / 恶赖
* 憊賴 / 惫赖
* 打白賴 / 打白赖
* 托賴 / 托赖
* 抵賴 / 抵赖 (dǐlài)
* 撇賴 / 撇赖
* 撒賴 / 撒赖 (sālài)
* 放賴 / 放赖
* 有賴 / 有赖 (yǒulài)
* 死乞白賴 / 死乞白赖 (sǐqibáilài)
* 死氣白賴 / 死气白赖
* 死求白賴 / 死求白赖
* 死皮賴臉 / 死皮赖脸 (sǐpílàiliǎn)
* 沒皮賴臉 / 没皮赖脸
* 派賴 / 派赖
* 涎皮賴臉 / 涎皮赖脸 (xiánpílàiliǎn)
* 混賴 / 混赖
* 潑皮無賴 / 泼皮无赖
* 潑皮賴虎 / 泼皮赖虎
* 潑賴 / 泼赖
* 無聊賴 / 无聊赖 (wúliáolài)
* 無賴 / 无赖 (wúlài)
* 狡賴 / 狡赖 (jiǎolài)
* 白賴 / 白赖
* 百無聊賴 / 百无聊赖 (bǎiwúliáolài)
* 皮賴歪派 / 皮赖歪派
* 磨賴 / 磨赖
* 端賴 / 端赖
* 耍無賴 / 耍无赖 (shuǎ wúlài)
* 耍賴 / 耍赖 (shuǎlài)
* 耍賴皮 / 耍赖皮 (shuǎ làipí)
* 聊賴 / 聊赖 (liáolài)
* 胡賴 / 胡赖
* 託賴 / 托赖
* 訛賴 / 讹赖
* 誣賴 / 诬赖 (wūlài)
* 賴債 / 赖债
* 賴圖 / 赖图
* 賴婚 / 赖婚
* 賴子 / 赖子
* 賴學 / 赖学
* 賴帳 / 赖帐 (làizhàng)
* 賴床 / 赖床 (làichuáng)
* 賴極皮 / 赖极皮
* 賴比瑞亞 / 赖比瑞亚 (Làibǐruìyà)
* 賴皮 / 赖皮 (làipí)
* 賴索托 / 赖索托 (Làisuǒtuō)
* 賴肉頑皮 / 赖肉顽皮
* 賴衣求食 / 赖衣求食
* 賴詐 / 赖诈
* 賴詞兒 / 赖词儿
* 賴賴趖 / 赖赖趖 (lōa-lōa-sô) (Min Nan)
* 賴骨頑皮 / 赖骨顽皮
* 辯賴 / 辩赖
* 達賴喇嘛 / 达赖喇嘛 (dálài lǎma)
* 頑皮賴骨 / 顽皮赖骨

#### References

* “賴”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* “賴”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Same word as 瀨 "to pass (urine or feces) involuntarily"?”)

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): laai$^6$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: laai$^6$
*** Yale: laaih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: laai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lai$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /laːi̯²²/

#### Definitions

賴 (Cantonese)
* to leave behind; to forget to bring
       ngo$^5$ ngaam$^1$ ngaam$^1$ laai$^6$ dai$^1$ zo$^2$ go$^3$ ngan$^4$ baau$^1$ hai$^2$ baa$^1$ si$^{6-2}$ dou$^6$. [Jyutping]
       Just now, I left my wallet on the bus.
       keoi$^5$ jau$^6$ si$^3$ laai$^6$ dai$^1$ go$^3$ neoi$^{5-2}$ zi$^6$ gei$^2$ jat$^1$ go$^3$ hai$^2$ uk$^1$ kei$^2$. [Jyutping]
       He has once again left his daughter behind at home alone.

### Etymology 3

From English line.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lài (lai$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lài
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lài
*** Wade–Giles: lai$^4$
*** Yale: lài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lay
*** Palladius: лай (laj)
*** Sinological IPA : /laɪ̯⁵¹/

#### Definitions

賴
* (Taiwan, colloquial) Line (an instant messaging software)

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 頼 |
| Kyūjitai | 賴 |

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 頼)
* request, rely
* depend on
* accuse falsely

#### Readings

* Go-on: らい (rai)
* Kan-on: らい (rai)
* Kun: たのむ (tanomu, 賴む)、たのもしい (tanomoshii, 賴もしい)、たよる (tayoru, 賴る)、たより (tayori, 賴り)
* Nanori: よち (yochi)、より (yori)

## Korean
### Hanja

賴 (eumhun 힘 입을 뢰 (him ibeul roe), word-initial (South Korea) 힘 입을 뇌 (him ibeul noe))
* hanja form of 뢰/뇌 (“rely, depend on”)
* hanja form of 뢰/뇌 (“accuse falsely”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

賴: Hán Nôm readings: lại, nái, trái
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.