yuǎn

distant, remote, far; profound

DEFINITIONS

遠 yuǎn
  • far
  • distant
  • remote
  • (intensifier in a comparison) by far
  • much (lower etc)
遠 yuàn
  • to distance oneself from (classical)

STROKES

遠 stroke order diagram

WORDS

大理想 yuǎn dà lǐ xiǎng lofty ideal
天 yuǎn tiān heaven; the distant sky
安 yuǎn ān Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
安縣 yuǎn ān xiàn Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
客 yuǎn kè guest from afar
征 yuǎn zhēng an expedition, esp. military; march to remote regions
征軍 yuǎn zhēng jūn expeditionary force; army on a distant expedition
志 yuǎn zhì far-reaching ambition; lofty ideal; milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine
慮 yuǎn lǜ long-term considerations; to take the long view
房 yuǎn fáng distantly related; a distant relative
揚 yuǎn yáng (fame) spreads far and wide
方 yuǎn fāng far away; a distant location
方來鴻 yuǎn fāng lái hóng letter from afar (literary)
日點 yuǎn rì diǎn aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun; opposite: perihelion 近日點|近日点[jin4 ri4 dian3]; higher apsis
景 yuǎn jǐng prospect; long-range view
望 yuǎn wàng to gaze afar; to look into the distance
期 yuǎn qī long-term; at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment); abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1]
期合約 yuǎn qī hé yuē forward contract (finance)
未解決 yuǎn wèi jiě jué far from solved
東 yuǎn dōng Far East (loanword)
東山雀 yuǎn dōng shān què (bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor)
東樹鶯 yuǎn dōng shù yīng (bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis borealis)
東葦鶯 yuǎn dōng wěi yīng (bird species of China) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum)
東豹 yuǎn dōng bào Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
水不救近火 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]