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

WORDS

水不解近渴 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
水救不了近火 yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here; (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
洋 yuǎn yáng distant seas; the open ocean (far from the coast)
涉 yuǎn shè to cross (the wide ocean)
渡重洋 yuǎn dù chóng yáng to travel across the oceans
略 yuǎn lüè long-term strategy
眺 yuǎn tiào to gaze into the distance
祖 yuǎn zǔ a remote ancestor
程 yuǎn chéng remote; long distance; long range
程導彈 yuǎn chéng dǎo dàn long distance missile
程登錄 yuǎn chéng dēng lù telnet; rlogin; remote login
程監控 yuǎn chéng jiān kòng RMON; remote monitoring
端 yuǎn duān far end; remote end; remote; distant
端胞漿 yuǎn duān bāo jiāng distal cytoplasm
端轉移 yuǎn duān zhuǎn yí metastasis
緣 yuǎn yuán distantly related; remote affinity
胄 yuǎn zhòu distant descendants
航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air; voyage; long-haul flight
藤 yuǎn téng Endō (Japanese surname)
處 yuǎn chù distant place
行 yuǎn xíng a long journey; far from home
見 yuǎn jiàn vision
見卓識 yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí visionary and sagacious (idiom)
視 yuǎn shì farsighted; hyperopia or hypermetropia (farsightedness)
親 yuǎn qīn a distant relative