远 yuǎn — far, distant · English

远

yuǎn

far, distant

At a glance · 远

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从辵（辶）袁声，形声字，本指空间或时间距离长。隶楷作「遠」，简化作「远」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「远」本指路程长，与「近」相对。

Structure

形声字，辵（辶）为意符，袁为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinyuǎn

Radical辶

Strokes7

UnicodeU+8FDC

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English far, distant Far, distant in space or time.

Français loin, distant Loin, distant dans l'espace ou le temps.

Español lejos, distante Lejos, distante en espacio o tiempo.

العربية بعيد بعيد في المكان أو الزمن.

Русский далёкий, дальний Далёкий, отдалённый в пространстве или времени.

Common words

远方yuǎn fāngdistance
远yuǎnfar

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