Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "往"

The character "往" has 8 strokes. Its radical is "彳". View the introduction of "往"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "往."

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "往"

v.: go; head/leave for

prep.: in the direction of; towards; to

adj.: past; previous

n.: past

Form words with "往"

往屋内窥视 peep into the room

往手上哈气 blow on one's hands

往脸上抹黑 bring shame on sb

撒腿往家里跑 make straight for home

把桌子往后移 move the table back

往汤里撒些胡椒粉 pepper the soup

把眼泪往肚里咽 swallow down one's tears

Example phrases using "往"

• 我老忘记你不喜欢往咖啡里放糖。

  I keep forgetting that you don’t use/like sugar in your coffee.

• 他作为总统的使者被派往中东。

  He was sent to the Middle East as the president’s envoy.

• 往哨子里吹气，哨子就会响。

  If you blow into a whistle, it will make a sound.

• 那边儿还差两层砖，找平了再往上砌。

  Two more layers of bricks are needed over there. Let’s get that done before going further up.

• 援兵被十万火急地派往战场。

  Reinforcements were rushed to the battle.

• 她的学习成绩在往下出溜。

  Her school record is slipping.

• 往信封上贴邮票的时候舔一下就可以了。

  Lick the stamp before you stick it to the envelope.

• 别把屎盆子往我身上扣。

  Don’t try to shift the blame onto me.

• 不要往地板上乱扔烟头。

  Don’t litter up the floor with cigarette butts.

• 风把船吹得往左舷倾斜。

  The wind canted the ship to port.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.