(wǎng) - toward, in the direction of in Mandarin
wǎngTraditional: 往
Translation
toward, in the direction of
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Word origin
The character 往 (wǎng) 'toward, to go to' is a phono-semantic compound: the 彳 'step' radical on the left signals motion, while 主 (zhǔ) on the right supplies the sound.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 彳 (step radical) + 主 (phonetic)
Stroke order
往
Examples
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Please walk forward.
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He walked towards home.
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Go east and you reach the school.
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Please walk forward a little more.
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This bus is heading for Shanghai.
往 (wǎng) means toward or in the direction of.
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往: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 4: 往, 书, 关心 and 10 more words.