天高皇帝遠

天
天
高
高
皇
皇
帝
帝
远
遠
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom) / fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government

Characters and words in 天高皇帝遠

天
tiān = ti + an1
day / sky / heaven
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高
gāo = g + ao1
surname Gao
Add a new mnemonic for 高 = 亠 + 冋 + 口
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高
gāo = g + ao1
high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
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皇
帝
emperor / CL:個|个[ge4]
皇
huáng = hu + ang2
emperor / old variant of 惶[huang2]
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帝
dì = di + Ø4
emperor
Add a new mnemonic for 帝 = 六 + 冖 + 巾
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远
遠
yuǎn = yu + an3
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
Add a new mnemonic for 远 = 元 + 辶
Add a new mnemonic for 遠 = 辶 + 袁
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远
遠
yuàn = yu + an4
to distance oneself from (classical)
Add a new mnemonic for 远 = 元 + 辶
Add a new mnemonic for 遠 = 辶 + 袁
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