How is 往 pronounced?

往 is pronounced “wǎng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 往?

往 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 往?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 往 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 2prepositionverb

往

wǎng

往 (wǎng) means “to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

往前走。

Wǎng qián zǒu.

Walk forward.

Words containing 往

往往wǎng wǎngusually; in many cases; more often than not 交往jiāo wǎngto associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact 往返wǎng fǎnto go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip 礼尚往来lǐ shàng wǎng láilit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness 往常wǎng chángusual; customary 往事wǎng shìpast events; former happenings 向往xiàng wǎngto yearn for; to look forward to 一如既往yī rú jì wǎng(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always 以往yǐ wǎngin the past; formerly 前往qián wǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go to 往后wǎng hòufrom now on; in the future; time to come 往来wǎng láidealings; contacts; to go back and forth

More HSK 2 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 往 mean?: 往 (wǎng) means “to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 往 pronounced?: 往 is pronounced “wǎng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 往?: 往 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 往?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 往 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27