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Phonosemantic compound. 彳 and 止 represent the meaning, and 王 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Seal
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
往 [wǎng]
to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
往 おう
Ou unclassified name
往 のぼり
Nobori unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (119)
往往 [wǎngwǎng] #6,745
usually
前往 [qiánwǎng] #2,770
to leave for
交往 [jiāowǎng] #2,591
to associate (with)
以往 [yǐwǎng] #5,494
in the past
通往 [tōngwǎng] #5,035
to lead to
往事 [wǎngshì] #6,670
past events
往后 [wǎnghòu] #5,777
from now on
往后 [wǎnghòu] #5,777
from now on
往常 [wǎngcháng] #5,322
usual
往来 [wǎnglái] #10,426
dealings
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JAPANESE WORDS (77)
⭐ 行く [いく] #44
to go
⭐ 一応 [いちおう] #818
more or less
⭐ 行き [いき] #5,482
the way there
⭐ 往復 [おうふく] #5,863
making a round trip
⭐ 古 [いにしえ] #5,966
antiquity
⭐ 行き来 [ゆきき] #6,329
coming and going
⭐ 往来 [おうらい] #7,115
coming and going
⭐ 右往左往 [うおうさおう] #15,139
moving about in confusion
道行く [みちゆく] #16,636
to walk down the road
往々にして [おうおうにして] #20,977
sometimes
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