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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)

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  1. 常 is the 187th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 70 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (small), (cover), (mouth), (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Chang2 - surname Chang
  2. chang2 - always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
正常 
经常 (經常)
非常 

Medium Frequency

家常 
寻常 (尋常)
常客 
常州 
常常 
常见 (常見)
常识 (常識)
平常 
往常 
日常 
时常 (時常)
无常 (無常)
照常 
异常 (異常)
通常 

Appears In:

also appears in:
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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