遥

yáo

far away, distant, remote

How to write 遥, stroke by stroke

(bound form) distant; remote; far away

Pictophonetic: semantic 辶 (walk), phonetic 䍃

Made of 辶 + 䍃

遥远yáo yuǎndistant; remote
遥控器yáo kòng qìa remote control
遥控yáo kòngto direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control
逍遥xiāo yáofree and unfettered
遥不可及yáo bù kě jíunattainable; far-fetched; out of reach; exceedingly remote or distant
逍遥法外xiāo yáo fǎ wàiunfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes); still at large
遥想yáo xiǎngto think about (the distant past or future)
遥感yáo gǎnremote sensing
遥控车yáo kòng chēradio-controlled car (hobbyist's model car)
遥望yáo wàngto look into the distance
遥测yáo cètelemetry
遥祝yáo zhùto send good wishes from afar

我回去很遥远的地方，不要问我那里。
wǒ huí qù hěn yáo yuǎn de dì fāng ， bú yào wèn wǒ nà lǐ 。
I'm going back to a place that is far away, don't ask me where.
星星太遥远了。
xīng xīng tài yáo yuǎn le 。
The stars are too far away.
电视遥控器在沙发下面。
diàn shì yáo kòng qì zài shā fā xià miàn 。
The TV remote control is under the couch.
把遥控器递给我。
bǎ yáo kòng qì dì gěi wǒ 。
Hand me the remote.
那个杀人犯依然逍遥法外。
nà ge shā rén fàn yī rán xiāo yáo fǎ wài 。
The murderer is still at large.