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Chinese symbol for “discernment”

远见
yuǎn jiàn
Traditional: 遠見
foresight; discernment; vision

The closest CC-CEDICT match for discernment is 远见 (yuǎn jiàn), defined as: foresight; discernment; vision.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

远 yuǎn
distant, remote, far; profound
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
见 jiàn
to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
radical 147 ⾒ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “discernment”

WordPinyinMeaning
识力 (識力)shí lìdiscernment; the ability to judge well

Related words

Other words that share a character with 远见.

WordPinyinMeaning
永远 (永遠)yǒng yuǎnforever; eternal
远离 (遠離)yuǎn líto be far from; to keep away from
遥远 (遙遠)yáo yuǎndistant; remote
远远 (遠遠)yuǎn yuǎndistant; by far
深远 (深遠)shēn yuǎnfar-reaching; profound and long-lasting
远程 (遠程)yuǎn chéngremote; long distance
意见 (意見)yì jiànidea; opinion
看见 (看見)kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of

See also: Japanese symbol for “discernment”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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