往 wǎng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
往年
wǎngnián
past years
Characters in this word
年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 与往年相比，今年报名参加考试的人数明显增加。 Yǔ wǎngnián xiāngbǐ, jīnnián bàomíng cānjiā kǎoshì de rénshù míngxiǎn zēngjiā. Compared with previous years, the number of people signing up for the exam has clearly increased this year.
- 今年冬天比往年冷得多。 Jīnnián dōngtiān bǐ wǎngnián lěng de duō. This winter is much colder than in previous years.
- 往年这个时候，公园里已经开满了花。 Wǎngnián zhège shíhou, gōngyuán lǐ yǐjīng kāi mǎn le huā. At this time in previous years, the park was already full of blossoms.
Related words
- 往 wǎng toward (direction)
- 交往 jiāowǎng to have contact; to associate
- 前往 qiánwǎng to go to; to head for
- 往往 wǎngwǎng often
- 以往 yǐwǎng in the past
- 来往 láiwǎng to come and go
- 往后 wǎnghòu from now on, later
- 往来 wǎnglái to come and go
- 向往 xiàngwǎng to yearn for
- 过往 guòwǎng past; former; previous
- 礼尚往来 lǐshàngwǎnglái courtesy demands reciprocity; exchange of favours or gifts
- 往常 wǎngcháng usually; as usual; in the past