遠

yuǎn = yu + an3

far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)

远 = 元 + 辶 : In anthill Yu the Great spent already hundreds of coins on a claw crane, because she wants these gladiator sandals so badly. She tries again and again, but she always moves the claw too far.

yuàn = yu + an4

to distance oneself from (classical)

遠 character breakdown

遠
- 袁
  - 吉
    - 口
    - 士
      - 一
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
  - 𧘇
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 辶

yuán = yu + an2

surname Yuan

袁 = 吉 + 𧘇 : Did you know that it was Yu the Great (yu) and the giant (吉) who captured Yuan (袁) Shikai at the end of the war for the republic in 1916? They waited for him just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) and wrapped him up in a long robe (袁) as soon as he entered.

yuán = yu + an2

long robe (old)

袁 = 吉 + 𧘇 : Did you know that it was Yu the Great (yu) and the giant (吉) who captured Yuan (袁) Shikai at the end of the war for the republic in 1916? They waited for him just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) and wrapped him up in a long robe (袁) as soon as he entered.

chuò = chu + o4

to walk (side part of split character)

Chantal Chicken tries out her new gladiator sandals in the observatory's bathroom.

Characters with 遠 as component

wěi = w + ei3

surname Wei

wěi = w + ei3

(arch.) type of grass

Words with 遠

remote / far from civilization

old / ancient / far away

a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high

make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance

the Crusades

lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen

Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

Hubble Space Telescope

very far away

poles apart (idiom) / entirely different

lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom) / fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government

Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[Nei4 jiang1], Sichuan

Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[Nei4 jiang1], Sichuan

triple jump (athletics) / hop, skip and jump

China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸|中国远洋运输[Zhong1 guo2 Yuan3 yang2 Yun4 shu1])

,

He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

remote and faraway

to have a future full of promise

Sentences with 遠

遠 currently does not appear in any sentence.