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
远方
yuǎnfāng
distant place
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 她常常望着远方，思念在海外工作的父母。 Tā chángcháng wàng zhe yuǎnfāng, sīniàn zài hǎiwài gōngzuò de fùmǔ. She often gazes into the distance, missing her parents who work overseas.
- 他背起行李，向远方走去。 Tā bēi qǐ xíngli, xiàng yuǎnfāng zǒu qù. He shouldered his luggage and walked off toward the distance.
- 远方的朋友寄来了一封信。 Yuǎnfāng de péngyou jì lái le yì fēng xìn. A friend from far away sent a letter.
Related words
- 远 yuǎn far
- 永远 yǒngyuǎn forever
- 跳远 tiàoyuǎn long jump
- 远处 yuǎnchù far away
- 遥远 yáoyuǎn distant
- 远程 yuǎnchéng long-distance, remote
- 边远 biānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 敬而远之 jìng'éryuǎnzhī to keep a respectful distance
- 偏远 piānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 绕远儿 ràoyuǎnr to take a roundabout route; roundabout
- 任重道远 rènzhòngdàoyuǎn the task is heavy and the road is long
- 疏远 shūyuǎn distant; estranged; to become distant