任重道远 rènzhòng-dàoyuǎn Take a heavy burden and embark on a long road

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Traditional: 任重道遠

Stroke order

任重道远 is written in 34 strokes across 4 characters.

任重道远 — the Chinese character for Take a heavy burden and embark on a long road (rènzhòng-dàoyuǎn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 任重道远 — Take a heavy burden and embark on a long road

任 — 6 strokes
重 — 9 strokes
道 — 12 strokes
远 — 7 strokes

Senses

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

Characters in 任重道远

任 rèn — to assign; to appoint; to take up a post
重 zhòng — heavy; serious; to attach importance to
道 dào — (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
远 yuǎn — far; distant; remote

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

任重道远 is pronounced rènzhòng-dàoyuǎn and means “Take a heavy burden and embark on a long road”.

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