to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
前 (qián) · 9 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 歬 represents the sound, and 刂 represents the meaning. Based on the original meaning "cut", now written as 剪. The current meaning "in front" is a phonetic loan.
往 (wǎng) · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 彳 and 止 represent the meaning, and 王 represents the sound.