遥

遙

yáo

䍃 + 辶

Definitions

yáo (adjective) distant; far away; remote

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 䍃 represents the sound. Simplified form of 遙.

Semantic: 辶 Phonetic: 䍃

About

遥 is a phono-semantic compound that means 'distant' or 'remote,' covering both spatial distance and time. The semantic component 辶 (chuò) 'walking' connects remoteness to the act of traveling a long journey. The phonetic component 䍃 (yáo) provides the sound. The traditional form 遙 preserves the original structure of the phonetic, while the simplified form 遥 standardizes it with a slight alteration. The character thus expresses vast separations and places that are hard to reach.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

那个地方很遥远。

Nàgè dìfāng hěn yáoyuǎn.

That place is very far.

我遥望美丽的山。

Wǒ yáowàng měilì de shān.

I gaze at the beautiful mountain in the distance.

请用遥控器换台。

Qǐng yòng yáokòngqì huàn tái.

Please use the remote control to change the channel.

遥远的古代有很多传说。

Yáoyuǎn de gǔdài yǒu hěnduō chuánshuō.

There are many legends from ancient times.

科学家用遥感观测地球。

Kēxuéjiā yòng yǎogǎn guāncè dìqiú.

Scientists use remote sensing to observe the Earth.

即使梦想遥远，也不应放弃。

Jíshǐ mèngxiǎng yáoyuǎn, yě bù yīng fàngqì.

Even if the dream is distant, one should not give up.

遥控技术使得生活更方便。

Yáokòng jìshù shǐ de shēnghuó gèng fāngbiàn.

Remote control technology makes life more convenient.

在遥远的星系中，可能存在未知文明。

Zài yáoyuǎn de xīngxì zhōng, kěnéng cúnzài wèizhī wénmíng.

In distant galaxies, there may exist unknown civilizations.

Related Characters

Component: 䍃

Component: 辶

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