元来 Traditional form: 元來 Pinyin (reading): yuánlái Definitions: variant of 原來/原来 (yuánlái) Characters: 元 - first; dollar; origin; head 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on Traditional characters: 元 - first; dollar; origin; head 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on