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遥
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remote

HSK 10
Human →Actions
yáo
ヨウ
はる.か
요
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 䍃 represents the sound.
Components
辶 walk+ 䍃 vase =
遙 remote
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
䍃 Phonetic component
yóu vase
a vase, a pitcher, earthenware
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Notes
Similar Characters
遥 far (simp)巡 patrol暹 rise边 margin (simp)辽 distant (iii) (simp)达 arrive (simp)迁 shift (simp)迂 doctrinaire迄 so far迅 speedy过 through (simp)迈 take a big stride (simp)迎 greet运 luck (simp)近 near迓 to go to meet返 go back迕 obstinate (iii)还 yet (simp)这 here (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
遙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
遥 / 遙 [yáo]
distant; remote; far; far away
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
遙 はる
Haru female given name
遙 はるか
Haruka female given name
遙 よう
Yō female given name
CHINESE WORDS (20)
遥远 [yáo​yuǎn] #5,884
distant
逍遥法外 [xiāo​yáo​fǎ​wài] #5,506
unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution
遥控 [yáo​kòng] #7,640
remote control
遥控器 [yáo​kòng​qì] #7,778
remote control
逍遥 [xiāo​yáo] #13,595
free and unfettered
遥遥领先 [yáo​yáo​lǐng​xiān] #18,758
a long way in front
遥感 [yáo​gǎn] #25,106
remote sensing
遥望 [yáo​wàng] #27,386
to look into the distance
遥遥 [yáo​yáo] #38,676
distant
平遥 [Píng​yáo] #26,203
Pingyao county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jìn​zhōng], Shanxi
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JAPANESE WORDS (5)
⭐ 遥か [はるか] #4,137
far away
遥々 [はるばる] #52,741
from afar
逍遥 [しょうよう] #59,303
ramble
加味逍遥散 [かみしょうようさん]
kamishōyōsan
遥かに [はるかに]
by far