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  1. 往 is the 369th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (step), (jade), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wang3 - to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for/past/previous

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 往 (wang3): The component 王 is pronounced as 'wang2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 往 (wang3): The component 王 is pronounced as 'wang4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
往事 
往往 

Medium Frequency

一如既往 
交往 
以往 
前往 
向往 (嚮往)
往来 (往來)
往前 
往外 
往常 
往年 
往后 (往後)
往日 
往返 
通往 
过往 (過往)
开往 (開往)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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