How to write 永远

Simplified Chineseyǒngyuǎnforever2 characters · 12 strokes

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永远 (yǒngyuǎn) means “forever”. It is written with 2 characters and 12 strokes: 永 (yǒng, forever) and 远 (yuǎn, far). This is the simplified form; in traditional Chinese it is 永遠.

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1. 永 yǒng · forever · 5 strokes

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2. 远 yuǎn · far · 7 strokes

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