1. 往
  2. 前

往

Previous (议)Next (元)
  • 369th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
往→
彳主
2Radical
往→
彳step王jade丶dot
3Graphical
往→
㇒丨一一丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

往事 
往往 

Uncommon

一如既往 
交往 
以往 
来往 (來往)
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)

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前

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Previous (本)Next (开)
  • 93rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.20% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 289 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
前→
䒑刖
2Radical
前→
丷eight/divide一one月moon刂knife
3Graphical
前→
丷一冂二亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qián (qian2)front • forward • ahead • ago • before • first • former • formerly • future • BC (e.g. 前293年)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

前 also appears in:
箭剪煎翦湔鬋

Example Words

Common

之前 
以前 
前世 
前面 
提前 
目前 
面前 

Uncommon

上前 
前任 
前来 (前來)
前夕 
前夜 
前天 
前奏 
前妻 
前年 
前往 
前后 (前後)
前所未有 
前提 
前方 
前景 
前期 
前段 
前程 
前者 
前台 (前臺)
前卫 (前衛)
前辈 (前輩)
前途 
前进 (前進)
前锋 (前鋒)
前门 (前門)
史前 
向前 
婚前 
往前 
从前 (從前)
日前 
此前 
生前 
当前 (當前)
眼前 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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