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往

Character

往 wǎng

HSK 2Character

towards; in the direction of something

Radical: 彳
Strokes: 8
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 彳王
Traditional: 往
Frequency: #490 most common character

Practice writing

Meaning

wǎng

wang3

towards; in the direction of something
past (as in 往年: past years)

Examples

往前走，然后往右拐。
wǎng qián zǒu rán hòu wǎng yòu guǎi
Walk forward, then turn right.
AI-generated sentence
往年冬天不太冷。
wǎng nián dōng tiān bù tài lěng
In past years, winters were not very cold.
AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

Practice writing 往

Draw “往” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 往

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往往wǎng wǎngusually; in most situationsWordHSK 3 往后wǎng hòufrom now on; in the futureWordHSK 6 往年wǎng niánthe years before now; years that came before this yearWordHSK 6 往来wǎng láito go back and forth between placesWordHSK 6 往事wǎng shìthings that happened in the pastWordHSK 7–9 往常wǎng chángas usual; like beforeWordHSK 7–9 往日wǎng rìthe past; days or times from before nowWordHSK 7–9 往返wǎng fǎnto go to a place and come back againWordHSK 7–9 往例wǎng lì(usual) practice of the pastWord 往初wǎng chū(literary) former timesWord 往前wǎng qián(in) the pastWord 往古wǎng gǔin former timesWord

Same radical 彳

All characters with 彳 →

很hěn 得dé 後hòu 德dé 從cóng 復fù 待dài 律lǜ 微wēi 彿fú 征zhēng 徵zhēng