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The character "往" originated from the conceptual representation of movement, formed by the radical 彳, which relates to walking, and the component 主, which historically served as a phonetic indicator, with its primary meaning being to go or proceed to a destination. Over time it acquired additional layers, such as referring to past events or previous states, and it functions in adverbial constructions to denote frequency or direction, while its structure has remained stable, with the radical 彳 consistently implying motion and the element 主 contributing to its pronunciation, even as the semantic scope expanded from physical travel to include temporal and abstract dimensions.
Example Sentences Hide
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。