Dong Chinese dictionary

yuǎn, yuàn

distant

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 元 represents the sound. Simplified form of 遠.

Components

辶 Meaning component

chuò

walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

元 Sound component

yuán

first

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

yuǎn

distant, remote, far; profound; far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)

yuàn

to distance oneself from (classical)

Most common words with 远

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