How to write 永遠

Traditional Chineseyǒngyuǎnforever2 characters · 18 strokes

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永遠 (yǒngyuǎn) means “forever”. It is written with 2 characters and 18 strokes: 永 (yǒng, forever) and 遠 (yuǎn, far). This is the traditional form; in simplified Chinese it is 永远.

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1. 永 yǒng · forever · 5 strokes

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2. 遠 yuǎn · far · 13 strokes

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