Chinese symbol for “far”
远
yuǎn
Traditional: 遠
far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far
The closest CC-CEDICT match for far is 远 (yuǎn), defined as: far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “far”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 远.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永远 (永遠) | yǒng yuǎn | forever; eternal |
| 远离 (遠離) | yuǎn lí | to be far from; to keep away from |
| 遥远 (遙遠) | yáo yuǎn | distant; remote |
| 远远 (遠遠) | yuǎn yuǎn | distant; by far |
| 深远 (深遠) | shēn yuǎn | far-reaching; profound and long-lasting |
| 远程 (遠程) | yuǎn chéng | remote; long distance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “far”.
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.