遥(yáo)

HSK 7-913 strokesTrad. 遙

(bound form) distant

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Character information

Pinyin
yáo
Meaning
(bound form) distant; remote; far away
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
遙

Origin & structure

Where 遥 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶䍃

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 䍃 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

辶chuò䍃

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 遥 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 遥

Common words using 遥 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yáo遥kòng控
HSK 7-9

to direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control

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yáo遥yuǎn远
HSK 7-9

distant; remote

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píng平yáo遥

Pingyao county in Jinzhong 晋中, Shanxi

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xiāo逍yáo遥

free and unfettered

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yáo遥xiǎng想

to think about (the distant past or future)

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xiāo逍yáo遥fǎ法wài外

unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution

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xiāo逍yáo遥zì自zài在

free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered

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xiāo逍yáo遥zì自dé得

doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free

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控远平逍想法外自

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