Listen to pronunciation (Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced wàng. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).
English translations
to go, past, to be bound for, formerly, to depart, gone
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 往 ( wăng ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers. This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of wăng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
往 is composed of 8 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to yearn for | in the past
往 ( wang / wăng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 337)
Chinese example words containing the character 往 ( wang / wăng )
往拐 ( wăng...guăi = to turn to ),往返票 ( wăngfănpiào = return ticket ),往往 ( wăngwăng = often )
Other characters that are pronounced wăng in Chinese