1. 往
  2. 返

往

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Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
往 => 彳, 主
Radical :
往 => 彳 (step), 王 (jade), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
往 => ㇒, 丨, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶

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 
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)

返

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Meta:

  1. 返 is the 1428th most frequent character.
  2. 返 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 返 appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. 返 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
返 => 辶, 反
Radical :
返 => 辶 (walk), ⺁ (cliff), 又 (right hand)
Graphical :
返 => 丶, ㇆, ㇝, 丿, ㇒, ㇇, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fan3 - to return (to)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 返 (fan3): The component 反 is pronounced as 'fan3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

返 

Medium Frequency

往返 
返利 
返回 
返程 
返还 (返還)
返乡 (返鄉)
重返 
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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