往

wǎng

to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous

Radical: 彳 HSK 2 p, v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

往 decomposes into the following components:

彳 王

Semantic component: 彳; phonetic component: 王.

Words containing 往

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 往.

交往
jiāo wǎng
to associate
以往
yǐ wǎng
in the past
前往
qián wǎng
to leave for
去往
qù wǎng
向往
xiàng wǎng
to yearn for
已往
yǐ wǎng
the past
开往
kāi wǎng
to leave for
往事
wǎng shì
past events
往例
wǎng lì
往初
wǎng chū
往前
wǎng qián
to move forwards
往古
wǎng gǔ
in former times

Related characters (radical 彳)

Characters that share the radical 彳.

彳 彷 彸 役 彻 彼 彿 征 徂 径 待 徇 很 徉 徊 律 後 徐 徑 徒 徕 得 徘 徙

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