遠
- distant, far away;
Etymology
It is a phono-semantic compound, combining:
辵 (chwak/착, “to walk slowly, to go”) as the semantic element;
袁 (won, a surname/phonetic element) for the sound.
Usage in Korean
Traditionally, when meaning “far” it was read with the falling-rising tone (상성), and when meaning “to distance oneself, to avoid” it was read with the falling tone (거성), though this distinction is no longer used in modern Korean or Japanese.
Alternative forms
In Korea and Japan, the lower “ㄴ”-shaped stroke of 袁 is written straight, whereas in Chinese the original 袁 form is kept.
遠
멀
원
meol
won
Kangxi radical:162, 辵 + 10
Strokes:14
Unicode:U+9060
Cangjie input:
- 卜土口女 (YGRV)
Composition:
- ⿺ 辶 袁