言近旨遠 yánjìnzhǐyuǎn simple words with profound meaning Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 言 yán noun speech words; talk; what is said近 jìn easy to understand easy to understand; simple; plain旨 zhǐ nounverb aim (bound form) aim; purpose; meaning; intention远 遠 yuǎn nounadjective profound deep and far-reaching in meaning or thought