1. 往
  2. 返

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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返

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Previous (蒂)Next (井)
  • 1428th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
返→
辶反
2Radical
返→
辶walk⺁cliff又right hand
3Graphical
返→
丶㇆㇝丿㇒㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fǎn (fan3)to return (to)

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

返回 
返程 
返乡 (返鄉)

Uncommon

一去不复返 (一去不復返)
往返 
流连忘返 (流連忘返)
返利 
返家 
返老还童 (返老還童)
返还 (返還)
重返 

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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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