遠
- distant, far away;
Etymology
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
Words that derived from 遠
- 영원(永遠)–eternity
- 영원불멸(永遠不滅)–immortality; perpetuity
- 영원불변(永遠不變)–eternity
- 영원성(永遠性)–eternity
- 영원하다(永遠하다)–eternal; everlasting
- 영원히(永遠히)–eternally; everlastingly; forever
- 요원하다(遙遠/遼遠하다)–a long way off; remote
- 원시(遠視)–long-sightedness
- 원심력(遠心力)–centrifugal force
- 원정(遠征)–military expedition; playing tour; visit; expedition
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