远

yuǎn

HSK 13 readings

“Far” in Chinese is 远 (yuǎn).

Other characters with the syllable yuan: see all 15 →

Meaning

far
distant
remote

Show 3 more meanings

(intensifier in a comparison) by far
much (lower etc)
to distance oneself from (classical)

Example

永远不要说永远。

Never say never.

From 永远 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

yuǎnfar / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
yuànto distance oneself from (classical)

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 远

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