(wǎng) - An archaic or rare character meaning 'to go & also an old variant form for 往 (wǎng).

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wǎng | 9 strokes | radical: 彳

· wǎng

An archaic or rare character meaning 'to go to' or 'to arrive at';

also an old variant form for 往 (wǎng).

An archaic or rare character meaning 'to goalso an old variant form for 往 (wǎng).

Usage highlights

To go toAncient variant for 'to go'Rare character form

Synonyms

  • to go, towards
  • to arrive at

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character is rarely used in modern contexts (古字徍).
  • It appears in some historical texts as a variant (徍 as a variant of 往).
  • The path leads to the destination (徍至).

Collocations

  • To go to(徍至)
  • Ancient variant for 'to go'(古徍)
  • Rare character form(异体字徍)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily found in classical dictionaries and historical manuscripts.
  • Its usage was largely supplanted by the more common character 往.

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