向往

Traditional form:

嚮往

Pinyin (reading):

xiàngwǎng

Definitions:

• to yearn for
• to look forward to

Characters:

• 向 - towards; direction, trend
• 往 - to go, to depart; past, former

Traditional characters:

• 嚮 - to direct, to guide; to favor, to incline towards
• 往 - to go, to depart; past, former