Usage of the character 远

(courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey
you will be making a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a faraway place)

yuǎnjià

远嫁

[遠嫁]

to marry a man who lives in a distant place

Yuǎn'ān

远安

[遠安]

Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌 ( Yíchāng), Hubei

Jìngyuǎn

靖远

[靖遠]

Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀／白银 ( Báiyín), Gansu

Qīngyuǎn

清远

[清遠]

Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong

xuányuǎn

玄远

[玄遠]

profound
abstruse mystery

Zhènyuǎn

镇远

[鎮遠]

Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

yuǎnzhì

远志

[遠志]

far-reaching ambition
lofty ideal
milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine

yuǎnyīn

远因

[遠因]

indirect cause
remote cause

Dìngyuǎn

定远

[定遠]

Dingyuan, a county in Chuzhou 滁州 ( Chuzhóu), Anhui

yuǎnzhēng

远征

[遠征]

an expedition, esp. military
march to remote regions

yōuyuǎn

悠远

[悠遠]

long time ago
distant
far away

shūyuǎn

疏远

[疏遠]

to drift apart
to become estranged
to alienate
estrangement

yuǎnfāng

远方

[遠方]

far away
a distant location

yuǎnjìn

远近

[遠近]

far and near
distance

pìyuǎn

僻远

[僻遠]

remote and faraway

biānyuǎn

边远

[邊遠]

far from the center
remote
outlying

yuǎnshì

远逝

[遠逝]

to fade into the distance
(fig.) to peter out
to fade away

Kāiyuǎn

开远

[開遠]

Kaiyuan, county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

Yuǎnténg

远藤

[遠藤]

Endō (Japanese surname)

yuǎnchéng

远程

[遠程]

remote
long distance
long range

yuǎnwàng

远望

[遠望]

to gaze afar
to look into the distance

Zhōngyuǎn

中远

[中遠]

China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸／中国远洋运输 ( Zhōngguó Yuǎnyáng Yùnshū))

yuǎnyáng

远洋

[遠洋]

distant seas
the open ocean (far from the coast)

tiàoyuǎn

跳远

[跳遠]

long jump (athletics)

yuǎnlüè

远略

[遠略]

long-term strategy

yuǎnyóu

远游

[遠遊]

to travel far
distant wanderings

shēnyuǎn

深远

[深遠]

far-reaching
profound and long-lasting

chěyuǎn

扯远

[扯遠]

to digress
to get sidetracked
to go off on a tangent

Anyuǎn

安远

[安遠]

Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

yáoyuǎn

遥远

[遙遠]

distant; remote

yuǎnbì

远避

[遠避]

to keep at a distance
to forsake

yuǎnzǔ

远祖

[遠祖]

a remote ancestor

lǎoyuǎn

老远

[老遠]

very far away

yuǎndà

远大

[遠大]

far-reaching
broad
ambitious
promising

Huáiyuǎn

怀远

[懷遠]

Huaiyuan, a county in Bengbu 蚌埠 ( Bèngbu), Anhui

yuǎnjiàn

远见

[遠見]

foresight
discernment
vision

yūyuǎn

迂远

[迂遠]

impractical

Zhāoyuǎn

招远

[招遠]

Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台 ( Yāntái), Shandong

zuìyuǎn

最远

[最遠]

furthest
most distant
at maximum distance

Suíyuǎn

绥远

[綏遠]

old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia

yuǎntiān

远天

[遠天]

heaven
the distant sky

Yuǎndōng

远东

[遠東]

Far East (loanword)

yuǎnrén

远人

[遠人]

an estranged person
sb who is alienated
people far from home

yuǎnzú

远足

[遠足]

excursion
hike
march

yuǎnshí

远识

[遠識]

foresight

yǒngyuǎn

永远

[永遠]

forever
eternal

yuǎntiào

远眺

[遠眺]

to gaze into the distance

Píngyuǎn

平远

[平遠]

Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州 ( Méizhōu), Guangdong

miányuǎn

绵远

[綿遠]

remote

piānyuǎn

偏远

[偏遠]

remote
far from civilization

miǎoyuǎn

渺远

[渺遠]

distantly remote
also written 邈遠／邈远 (miǎoyuǎn)

yuǎnyáng

远扬

[遠揚]

(fame) spreads far and wide

gāoyuǎn

高远

[高遠]

lofty

yuǎnzhòu

远胄

[遠胄]

distant descendants

yuǎnjǐng

远景

[遠景]

scenery in the distance
long-term prospects
(photography) long shot

yuǎnshì

远视

[遠視]

farsighted
hyperopia or hypermetropia (farsightedness)

Huìyuǎnsì

惠远寺

[惠遠寺]

Huiyuan Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣／道孚县 ( Dàofúxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Mǎ Zhìyuǎn

马致远

[馬致遠]

Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇／杂剧 (zájù) tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家 ( Yuánqǔ Sì Dàjiā)

yuǎngǒngdiǎn

远拱点

[遠拱點]

(astronomy) apoapsis

Níngyuǎnxiàn

宁远县

[寧遠縣]

Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州 ( Yǒngzhōu), Hunan

Píngyuǎnxiàn

平远县

[平遠縣]

Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州 ( Méizhōu), Guangdong

yuǎnjùlí

远距离

[遠距離]

long-distance

Lǐ Yuǎnzhé

李远哲

[李遠哲]

Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986

Anyuǎnxiàn

安远县

[安遠縣]

Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

yuǎnguāngdēng

远光灯

[遠光燈]

high beam (headlights)

Zhènyuǎnxiàn

镇远县

[鎮遠縣]

Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

Lǐ Huáiyuǎn

李怀远

[李懷遠]

Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official

dàlǎoyuǎn

大老远

[大老遠]

very far away

Suíyuǎnshěng

绥远省

[綏遠省]

former Suiyuan province in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi

Huáiyuǎn Xiàn

怀远县

[懷遠縣]

Huaiyuan, a county in Bengbu 蚌埠 ( Bèngbu), Anhui

Wēiyuǎnxiàn

威远县

[威遠縣]

Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江／内江 ( Nèijiāng), Sichuan

Kāiyuǎnshì

开远市

[開遠市]

Kaiyuan, county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

yuǎnchāoguò

远超过

[遠超過]

to exceed by far
to outclass

Jìngyuǎnxiàn

靖远县

[靖遠縣]

Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀／白银 ( Báiyín), Gansu

wàngyuǎnjìng

望远镜

[望遠鏡]

binoculars
telescope
CL:付 (fù),副 (fù),部 (bù)

Yáng Zhìyuǎn

杨致远

[楊致遠]

Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo

Zhāoyuǎnshì

招远市

[招遠市]

Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台 ( Yāntái), Shandong

Dìngyuǎnyíng

定远营

[定遠營]

old name of Bayanhot 巴彥浩特／巴彦浩特 ( Bāyàn Hàotè) in Inner Mongolia

ràoyuǎnr

绕远儿

[繞遠兒]

to go the long way round
to take a circuitous route
(of a route) circuitous

Dìngyuǎn Xiàn

定远县

[定遠縣]

Dingyuan, a county in Chuzhou 滁州 ( Chuzhóu), Anhui

Qīngyuǎnshì

清远市

[清遠市]

Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong province

yuǎnzhēngjūn

远征军

[遠征軍]

expeditionary force
army on a distant expedition

Yuǎn'ānxiàn

远安县

[遠安縣]

Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌 ( Yíchāng), Hubei

Yuǎndōngbào

远东豹

[遠東豹]

Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)

yuǎnrìdiǎn

远日点

[遠日點]

aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
opposite: perihelion 近日點／近日点 (jìnrìdiǎn)
higher apsis

Fǔyuǎnxiàn

抚远县

[撫遠縣]

Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯 ( Jiāmùsī), Heilongjiang

yuǎndìdiǎn

远地点

[遠地點]

apogee

yùyìshēnyuǎn

寓意深远

[寓意深遠]

the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications

yuǎnduāngōngzuò

远端工作

[遠端工作]

to telecommute; to work remotely

yuǎndào'érlái

远道而来

[遠道而來]

to come from far away

yánjìnzhǐyuǎn

言近旨远

[言近旨遠]

simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)

yuǎnyuǎnchāoguò

远远超过

[遠遠超過]

surpassing by far

yuǎnménjìnzhī

远门近枝

[遠門近枝]

near and distant relatives

yuǎnzǒugāofēi

远走高飞

[遠走高飛]

to go far
to escape to faraway places

yuǎnqīhéyuē

远期合约

[遠期合約]

forward contract (finance)

yǒngyǒngyuǎnyuǎn

永永远远

[永永遠遠]

for ever and ever

hàogāowùyuǎn

好高骛远

[好高騖遠]

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
to aim too high

yuǎnwèijiějué

远未解决

[遠未解決]

far from solved

gāojǔyuǎndǎo

高举远蹈

[高舉遠蹈]

to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray

guìyuǎnjiànjìn

贵远贱近

[貴遠賤近]

to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

Yuǎndōngshānquè

远东山雀

[遠東山雀]

(bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor)

qiánchéngyuǎndà

前程远大

[前程遠大]

to have a future full of promise

bùyuǎnqiānlǐ

不远千里

[不遠千里]

make light of traveling a thousand li
go to the trouble of traveling a long distance

Duōluōměiyuǎn

哆啰美远

[哆囉美遠]

Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

yuǎnduānzhuǎnyí

远端转移

[遠端轉移]

metastasis

yuǎnchéngdēnglù

远程登录

[遠程登錄]

telnet
rlogin
remote login

tiānchādìyuǎn

天差地远

[天差地遠]

poles apart (idiom)
entirely different

yuǎndùchóngyáng

远渡重洋

[遠渡重洋]

to travel across the oceans

rènzhòngdàoyuǎn

任重道远

[任重道遠]

a heavy load and a long road
fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

shēnmóuyuǎnlü

深谋远虑

[深謀遠慮]

lit. deep plans and distant thoughts
to plan far ahead (idiom)

yǒushīyuǎnyíng

有失远迎

[有失遠迎]

(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you

dēnggāowàngyuǎn

登高望远

[登高望遠]

to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
acute foresight

yuǎnjiànzhuóshí

远见卓识

[遠見卓識]

visionary and sagacious (idiom)

shēnmóuyuǎnlüè

深谋远略

[深謀遠略]

a well-thought out long-term strategy

yángfānyuǎnháng

扬帆远航

[揚帆遠航]

to set sail on a voyage to a distant place
(fig.) to undertake a great mission

wúqióngyuǎndiǎn

无穷远点

[無窮遠點]

point at infinity (math.)
infinitely distant point

sānjítiàoyuǎn

三级跳远

[三級跳遠]

triple jump (athletics)
hop, skip and jump

lìshǐjiǔyuǎn

历史久远

[歷史久遠]

ancient history

yuǎnfāngláihóng

远方来鸿

[遠方來鴻]

letter from afar (literary)

jímùyuǎnwàng

极目远望

[極目遠望]

as far as the eye can see

Yuǎndōngwěiyīng

远东苇莺

[遠東葦鶯]

(bird species of China) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum)

wúyuǎnfújiè

无远弗届

[無遠弗屆]

to extend all over the globe (idiom)
far-reaching

yuányuǎnliúcháng

源远流长

[源遠流長]

lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

gāozhānyuǎnzhǔ

高瞻远瞩

[高瞻遠矚]

to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
acute foresight

shènzhōngzhuīyuǎn

慎终追远

[慎終追遠]

to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites

jìng'éryuǎnzhī

敬而远之

[敬而遠之]

to show respect from a distance (idiom)
to remain at a respectful distance

shānchángshuǐyuǎn

山长水远

[山長水遠]

(idiom) long and arduous journey

yuǎndàlǐxiǎng

远大理想

[遠大理想]

lofty ideal

yuǎngéqiānlǐ

远隔千里

[遠隔千里]

thousands of miles away
far away

Wàngyuǎnjìngzuò

望远镜座

[望遠鏡座]

Telescopium (constellation)

yuǎnfēirúcǐ

远非如此

[遠非如此]

far from it being so (idiom)

níngjìngzhìyuǎn

宁静致远

[寧靜致遠]

tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
cf Still waters run deep.

yuǎnjìnjiēzhī

远近皆知

[遠近皆知]

known far and wide (idiom)

jiànxíngjiànyuǎn

渐行渐远

[漸行漸遠]

gradually proceed, gradually get further apart

yuǎnchéngjiānkòng

远程监控

[遠程監控]

RMON
remote monitoring

xiǎohuāyuǎnzhì

小花远志

[小花遠志]

small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine

chángpèiyuǎnyù

长辔远驭

[長轡遠馭]

to control from a distance (idiom)

chòumíngyuǎnyáng

臭名远扬

[臭名遠揚]

stinking reputation
notorious far and wide

yuǎnduānbāojiāng

远端胞浆

[遠端胞漿]

distal cytoplasm

lìdìngtiàoyuǎn

立定跳远

[立定跳遠]

standing long jump

Yuǎndōngshùyīng

远东树莺

[遠東樹鶯]

(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis borealis)

yuǎnjìnwénmíng

远近闻名

[遠近聞名]

to be known far and wide
to be well-known

gāofēiyuǎnzǒu

高飞远走

[高飛遠走]

to fly high and run far (idiom); to leave in a hurry for a distance place

lùtúyáoyuǎn

路途遥远

[路途遙遠]

it's a very long journey to get there

yuǎnchéngdǎodàn

远程导弹

[遠程導彈]

long distance missile

shuāngtǒngwàngyuǎnjìng

双筒望远镜

[雙筒望遠鏡]

binoculars

Duōluōměiyuǎnzú

哆啰美远族

[哆囉美遠族]

Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

shèdiànwàngyuǎnjìng

射电望远镜

[射電望遠鏡]

radio telescope

shízìjūnyuǎnzhēng

十字军远征

[十字軍遠征]

the Crusades

wàngyuǎnmiáozhǔnjìng

望远瞄准镜

[望遠瞄準鏡]

telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)

Fǔyuǎnsānjiǎozhōu

抚远三角洲

[撫遠三角洲]

Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島／黑瞎子岛 ( Hēixiāzi Dǎo)

tiāngāohuángdìyuǎn

天高皇帝远

[天高皇帝遠]

lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government

jūnzǐyuànpáochú

君子远庖厨

[君子遠庖廚]

lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen

yuǎnjùlíjiānshì

远距离监视

[遠距離監視]

off-site monitoring

jìngguǐshén'éryuǎnzhī

敬鬼神而远之

[敬鬼神而遠之]

to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance

yuǎnqīnbùrújìnlín

远亲不如近邻

[遠親不如近鄰]

A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.

yuǎnshuǐbùjiějìnkě

远水不解近渴

[遠水不解近渴]

lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
a slow remedy does not address immediate needs

yuǎnshuǐbùjiùjìnhuǒ

远水不救近火

[遠水不救近火]

see 遠水救不了近火／远水救不了近火 (yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ)

yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ

远水救不了近火

[遠水救不了近火]

water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here
(fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency

Hābó Tàikōng Wàngyuǎnjìng

哈伯太空望远镜

[哈伯太空望遠鏡]

Hubble Space Telescope

yuǎnláidehéshanghuìniànjīng

远来的和尚会念经

[遠來的和尚會念經]

the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)
foreign talent is valued higher than local talent

rénwúyuǎnlü,bìyǒujìnyōu

人无远虑，必有近忧

[人無遠慮，必有近憂]

He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

qióngzàinàoshìwúrénwèn,fùzàishēnshānyǒuyuǎnqīn

穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲

[窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親]

the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain