ㄩㄢ ˇ

yuǎn

far

遠 is a 13 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as yuǎn in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as yuàn.

In simplified Chinese the character 远 is used.

It is made up of the components 辶 (walk) and 袁 (Yuan).

  • 遠
    ㄩㄢ ˇ

    yuǎn

    far

    • 辶
      ㄔㄨㄛ ˋ

      chuò

      walk

    • 袁
      ㄩㄢ ˊ

      yuán

      Yuan

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[You 'n] I WALK <far>, stopping only to *scoop up* permafrost SOIL, in search of ICE to put in our MOUTHs.
by vms5q

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YUAN (you and I) are so far apart it will be quite a walk over much earth if you are open to it, you will be transformed by the journey
by JakieBrock

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 遠

yuǎn
yuàn

Definitions for 遠 pronounced as yuǎn

  • far
  • distant
  • remote
  • (intensifier in a comparison) by far
  • much (lower etc)

Definitions for 遠 pronounced as yuàn

  • to distance oneself from (classical)

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