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远处 (yuǎn chù) — distant place; faraway place

Definition

noun
distant placefaraway place

Examples

  • 远处。
    yuǎn chù Yǒu yí zuò gāo shān.
    There is a high mountain in the distance.
  • 远处。
    Cóng yuǎn chù chuán lái le zhōng shēng.
    The sound of a bell came from afar.
  • 远处。
    Tā zhàn zài yuǎn chù xiàng wǒ zhāo shǒu.
    He stood in the distance and waved to me.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

远yuǎnfar
处chùplace

远 means far and 处 means place, together naming a faraway place.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán远yuǎn
Same sound today

远 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 元, used for its sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 處; 处 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
夂夂zhǐ
几几jǐtable
Sound part声符shēngfú
虍
虍hū處chǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 處 pairs 虍, giving the sound, with 夂 and 几, a table, as meaning parts. The simplified 处 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

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