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Descendants

 * ( character derived from )

Glyph origin
.

Etymology
From (STEDT). Cognate with 🇨🇬, whence 🇨🇬.

Definitions

 * 1) distant; remote; far
 * 2) not intimate; distant
 * 3) profound
 * 4)  much; by far
 * 1) not intimate; distant
 * 2) profound
 * 3)  much; by far
 * 1)  much; by far

Definitions

 * 1) to distance oneself from; to keep at a distance

Kanji

 * 1) distant, far
 * 2) temporally long
 * 3) unfriendly, keep away
 * 4) deep, profound
 * 5) estranged

Readings
From ; compare 🇨🇬:

From native roots:

Etymology 1
→ * → →  →

From.

Stem of classical adjective, modern.

Prefix

 * 1) distant, far-off

Etymology 2
→ →

From.

Pronoun

 * 1)  a distant place
 * 2)  a time far from the present
 * 3) the distant past
 * 4) the far-off future

Etymology 3
→ * → →

Shift from ochi, ancient woti (see above).

Pronoun

 * 1)  a distant place
 * 2)  a time far from the present
 * 3) the distant past
 * 4) the far-off future

Etymology 4
From, corresponding to modern 🇨🇬 yuǎn, 🇨🇬 jyun5.

As a verb in Chinese compounds like, from , corresponding to 🇨🇬 yuàn, 🇨🇬 jyun6.

The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

Affix

 * 1) distant; far; remote (in time or space)
 * 2) distant (in relationship); estranged
 * 3) deep; profound

Etymology 5
From.

The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

Affix

 * 1) distant; far; remote (in time, space, or relationship)