遥

yáo

yáospelled as iao · 2nd tone — spelling rules

(bound form) distant; remote; far away

Radical: 辶 Strokes: 13

Structure: Bottom-left surroundFrequency: Common

Same radical

通道连遗过进远运边达退逸

Same radical

通道连遗过进远运边达退逸选造还

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Character Decomposition

遥=辶+䍃

Etymology

walk

Meanings

(bound form) distant; remote; far away

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Words with 遥 146 total

free and unfettered逍遥xiāo yáo remote sensing遥感yáo gǎn to look into the distance遥观yáo guān

Idioms with 遥 22 total Chain

just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)路遥知马力，日久见人心lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution · getting away with it (e.g. crimes) · still at large逍遥法外xiāo yáo fǎ wài doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free逍遥自得xiāo yáo zì dé