迢 meaning and stroke order
Distant, far
How to write 迢, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 迢
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- remote
How 迢 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Walk.
辶 gives the meaning and 召 hints at the sound.
Radical: 辶 (to walk), shared by 131 characters on this site.
How to remember 迢
迢 combines the walking radical 辶 with 召 (zhào), which gives the sound. Picture someone summoned (召) to walk (辶) a very long road, so far that the journey feels remote.
迢 almost never appears alone in modern Chinese. You will mostly meet it doubled as 迢迢 in the idiom 千里迢迢, used to stress that someone traveled a long way. Example: 他千里迢迢来看我。(Tā qiānlǐ tiáotiáo lái kàn wǒ.) He came all the way from far away to see me.
Common mistake: Learners often read 迢 as zhào because of the phonetic 召, but it is pronounced tiáo with a rising second tone. Also do not confuse it with 超 (chāo, to exceed), which has the same 召 but uses the 走 radical instead of 辶.
Common words with 迢
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 千里迢迢 | qiānlǐtiáotiáo | (idiom) from a great distance; (to come) from afar |
Questions about 迢
How many strokes are in 迢?
迢 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 迢 mean?
迢 (tiáo) means distant, far. A common word with it is 千里迢迢 (qiānlǐtiáotiáo), meaning "(idiom) from a great distance; (to come) from afar".
How do you pronounce 迢?
迢 is pronounced tiáo, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 迢?
The radical of 迢 is 辶, which carries the idea of "to walk". Dictionaries list 迢 under this radical.
Can I use 迢 by itself to say something is far?
Not in everyday speech. For far, use 远 (yuǎn). 迢 is literary and appears mainly in set phrases like 千里迢迢 or poetic expressions such as 路途迢迢.
Does 千里迢迢 mean exactly a thousand li?
No. 千里 is an exaggeration for a very long distance. The idiom is often used to show appreciation for the effort someone made to travel, as in 谢谢你千里迢迢赶来 (thank you for coming all this way).