往

wǎng

go, depart; past, formerly

How to write 往, stroke by stroke

to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous; old variant of 往

Pictophonetic: semantic 彳 (step), phonetic 王

Made of 彳 + 王

前往qián wǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
交往jiāo wǎngto associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact
通往tōng wǎngto lead to
往前wǎng qián(in) the past; ahead; forward; in the future
以往yǐ wǎngin the past; formerly
往常wǎng chángusual; customary
往后wǎng hòufrom now on; in the future; time to come
往往wǎng wǎngusually; in many cases; more often than not
往事wǎng shìpast events; former happenings
来往lái wǎngto come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
开往kāi wǎng(of a bus, train etc) to leave for; heading for
过往guò wǎngto come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous

这是通往大海的通道。
zhè shì tōng wǎng dà hǎi de tōng dào 。
This is the passage to the sea.
我和她交往几个月了。
wǒ hé tā jiāo wǎng jǐ gè yuè le 。
I've been going out with her for months.
我不想独自前往。
wǒ bù xiǎng dú zì qián wǎng 。
I don't want to go alone.
请往后退一点。
qǐng wǎng hòu tuì yì diǎn 。
Stand back, please.
会议比往常早结束。
huì yì bǐ wǎng cháng zǎo jié shù 。
The meeting ended earlier than usual.