CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- yuan3
- English meanings
- far, distant (lit./fig.)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from the lower left structure
Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside 元.
Meaning & sound clues
辶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.
元 is identified as the sound component (yuán). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 远.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
measure word (units)
wrong
formerly
measure word (general)
member; staff
surname Yuan
round
garden; park
to blame
may
aid; help
abyss; profound
source
cause; fate; edge
cause; affinity; edge
yard
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
The school is far from home.
- 02
yuǎnfāng远方de的péngyou朋友láixìn来信le了。
A letter came from a distant friend.
- 03
This road is too far.
- 04
Don't go too far.
- 05
Stand a bit farther away.
- 06
yuǎnchù远处de的shān山hěn很piàoliang漂亮。
The distant mountains are beautiful.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 偏远
- 敬而远之
- 望远镜
- 永远
- 深远
- 老远
- 跳远
- 边远
- 远处
- 远方
- 远离
- 远程
- 远见
- 远近闻名
- 远远
- 遥远
- 长远