TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
往
往 ＝ 彳 ＋ 主
ㄨㄤˇ · wǎng
verb/adj — to go toward; past, former
字源 FORM — what the parts do
彳義a step, walking along a road
Tthe 㞷 donor reads wǎng — tone settled into the third
A road-step (彳) on the left says this is motion. The right side reads 主 now, but it is the worn-down 㞷 — a foot planted above 王 — the original sound. Put together: to set out and go (之也). From going came the direction toward (前往) and the time gone by: 往日、以往.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
抬腳上路（彳），一直往前走——往那個方向去。
A foot lifts to the road (彳) and keeps going forward — heading that way.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)前往、往來— to go toward, to head for常用
→往日、以往— the past, former times常用
⇒往往— time and again — over and over in the past
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension