Definitions

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

Components

• 源 yuán – root
• 远 yuǎn – far
• 流 liú – to flow
• 长 cháng – length