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The left radical 彳 (chì), depicting two steps, signifies movement or travel along a path. The right component 主 (zhǔ, master) provides the phonetic element. The character originally denotes the physical act of leaving one place to go toward a destination. This idea of forward movement extended to a temporal sense, indicating time that has moved away from the present. Consequently, it commonly refers to the past, previous events, or former times, frequently appearing in compounds related to history or long-past interactions.
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我往家里跑。
他往公园走去。
请往这边来。
火车往北京开。
我们往往去那里吃饭。
他往我的账户里存钱。
往好的方面想，事情会变好的。
随着时间往后退，记忆逐渐模糊。