往
往
“to go”
Radical: 彳
Strokes: 8
Level: HSK 2
How 往 is built — side by side
彳
component
王
King / jade · wáng
A king wearing three horizontal crowns. As 王 it also represents jade: 珠 pearl, 球 ball.
Origin
step
Words with 往
往往 wǎng wǎng — often
往返 wǎng fǎn — to go back and forth
继往开来 jì wǎng kāi lái — to follow the past and herald the future (idiom)
交往 jiāo wǎng — to associate
往常 wǎng cháng — habitually in the past
往事 wǎng shì — past events
向往 xiàng wǎng — to yearn for
一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng — just as in the past (idiom)
以往 yǐ wǎng — in the past
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