遙 meaning and stroke order
Distant, remote
How to write 遙, stroke by stroke
13 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 遙
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) distant; remote; far away
How 遙 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Walk.
辶 gives the meaning and 䍃 hints at the sound.
Radical: 辶 (to walk), shared by 131 characters on this site.
How to remember 遙
遙 (yáo) is built from 辶, the walking radical, plus the sound part 䍃. Picture yourself walking and walking along a long road to reach somewhere distant.
遙 is a bound form, so it rarely appears alone and usually lives inside words like 遥远 (yáoyuǎn, distant) and 遥控 (yáokòng, remote control). Example: 家乡离这里很遥远。(Jiāxiāng lí zhèlǐ hěn yáoyuǎn.) My hometown is very far from here.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 遙 with 搖 (yáo, to shake) and 謠 (yáo, rumor or ballad), which share the same sound part 䍃. Check the left side: 辶 for distance, 扌 for a hand action, 言 for speech.
Common words with 遙
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 遙遠 | yáoyuǎn | distant; remote | HSK 7-9 |
| 遙控 | yáokòng | to direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control | HSK 7-9 |
| 逍遙法外 | xiāoyáofǎwài | unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. cri | |
| 遙控器 | yáokòngqì | a remote control | |
| 逍遙 | xiāoyáo | free and unfettered | |
| 遙不可及 | yáobùkějí | unattainable; far-fetched |
Questions about 遙
How many strokes are in 遙?
遙 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 遙 mean?
遙 (yáo) means distant, remote. A common word with it is 遥远 (yáoyuǎn), meaning "distant; remote".
How do you pronounce 遙?
遙 is pronounced yáo, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 遙?
The radical of 遙 is 辶, which carries the idea of "to walk". Dictionaries list 遙 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 遙?
遙 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 遥, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 遙 look different from 遥 in the word list?
遙 and 遥 are the same character. The words in the list are written in simplified Chinese, where the top of the sound part changed slightly. They are pronounced and used the same way.
Can I say 很遥 to mean very far?
No. Because 遙 is a bound form, say 很远 (hěn yuǎn) or 很遥远 (hěn yáoyuǎn) instead. 遥远 sounds more formal or literary than 远.