远

遠
yuàn
#386 most
frequent character
to distance oneself from (classical)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

远 joins 辶 movement as the meaning part with 元 yuán as the sound part. It first meant 'far, long distance'. From there it grew to 'deep' and then 'profound'.

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