Chinese Character 远 Meanings and components.

Form

远

Meaning

远 meaning[3] in English

Far.

Distant.

Remote.

View more meanings of 远 in English

Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 远 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to walk (side … (辶) , and surname Yuan (元)

Its radical[1] is: 辵 (chuo4) which means: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character), .辵chuo4to walk …

In cangjie it is written with YMMU

How to write 远

To write远yuan3far you should write a combination of 辶chuo4to walk … , 元yuan2surname Yuan arranged in a 吅 shape:

辶 + 元 = 远

远 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 远 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 远, looks as follow:

远
Pinyin:yuan3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Far . Distant . Remote . (Intensifier In A Comparison) By Far . Much (Lower Etc)
辶
Pinyin:chuo4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character)
元
Pinyin:yuan2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Yuan . The Yuan Or Mongol Dynasty (1279-1368)
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
兀
Pinyin:wu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Wu
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
儿
Pinyin:er2
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 人[Ren2] . 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 10), Occurring In 兒, 兀, 兄 Etc

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

  • Wiktionary Page for 远in English or Chinese