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
以往
yǐ wǎng
前往
qián wǎng
去往
qù wǎng
向往
xiàng wǎng
已往
yǐ wǎng
开往
kāi wǎng
往事
wǎng shì
往例
wǎng lì
往初
wǎng chū
往前
wǎng qián
往古
wǎng gǔ

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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