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远

yuǎn

far

far
Memory picture

Character

远 yuǎn

Strokes
7
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 元 first
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 学校很远。 Xuéxiào hěn yuǎn. The school is very far away.
  • 我家很远。 Wǒ jiā hěn yuǎn. My home is far away.
  • 这儿不远。 Zhèr bù yuǎn. It's not far from here.

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