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Pronunciation: yuăn
Meaning: distant/far
Etymology:
Movement 辵 (辶) + 元 (phonetic).  Traditional character uses phonetic 袁.  (phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 遠

Found in:
Han Yu's 左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘
Wang Wei's 汉江临眺

Word of the day on: 07.30.08

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