Dong Chinese dictionary

wǎng

Phonosemantic compound. 彳 and 止 represent the meaning, and 王 represents the sound.

Components

彳 Meaning component

chì

walk

彳 is a component form of 行.

止 Meaning component

zhǐ

(foot), stop

Depicts a foot. Abbreviated to a single stroke in the modern form.

王 Sound component

wáng, wàng

king

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wǎng

go, depart; past, formerly; to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous

wǎng

old variant of 往[wǎng]

Most common words with 往

Sources