• 386th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 172 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuǎn (yuan3)far • distant • remote
2. yuàn (yuan4)to distance oneself from (classical)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yuǎn (yuan3)The component is pronounced as 'yuán' (yuan2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for yuàn (yuan4)The component is pronounced as 'yuán' (yuan2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

永远 (永遠)
遥远 (遙遠)

Uncommon

久远 (久遠)
偏远 (偏遠)
望远镜 (望遠鏡)
杨致远 (楊致遠)
深远 (深遠)
清远 (清遠)
疏远 (疏遠)
老远 (老遠)
远大 (遠大)
远征军 (遠征軍)
远虑 (遠慮)
远方 (遠方)
远眺 (遠眺)
远程 (遠程)
远处 (遠處)
远行 (遠行)
远见 (遠見)
远远 (遠遠)
远门 (遠門)
远离 (遠離)
长远 (長遠)

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  • 801st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 166 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yáng (yang2)ocean • vast • foreign • silver dollar or coin

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yáng (yang2)The component is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

大洋 
太平洋 
洋气 (洋氣)
洋溢 
洋葱 (洋蔥)
海洋 

Uncommon

北冰洋 
南洋 
印度洋 
喜气洋洋 (喜氣洋洋)
喜洋洋 
大西洋 
崇洋媚外 
得意洋洋 
懒洋洋 (懶洋洋)
暖洋洋 
汪洋 
洋人 
洋妞 
洋娃娃 
洋洋 
洋芋 
洋装 (洋裝)
漂洋 
西洋 
远洋 (遠洋)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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