鑒往知來

to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come

jiàn = ji + an4

variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]

wǎng = w + ang3

to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous

wǎng = w + ang3

old variant of 往[wang3]

zhī = zh + Ø1

to know / to be aware

lái = l + ai2

to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next

鑒往知來 is not used as a component in another word.

鑒往知來 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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