Chinese symbol for “foresight”
远见
yuǎn jiàn
Traditional: 遠見
foresight; discernment; vision
The closest CC-CEDICT match for foresight is 远见 (yuǎn jiàn), defined as: foresight; discernment; vision.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “foresight”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先见 (先見) | xiān jiàn | foresight; prescience |
| 先见之明 (先見之明) | xiān jiàn zhī míng | foresight |
| 眼光 | yǎn guāng | gaze; insight |
| 超前意识 (超前意識) | chāo qián yì shí | foresight |
| 预见 (預見) | yù jiàn | to foresee; to predict |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 远见.
| 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 |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
| 看见 (看見) | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “foresight”.
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.