遙
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yáo · distant, remote

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Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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辶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 遙

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Example sentences

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Lù yáo zhī mǎ lì, rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn.路遙知馬力,日久見人心。

It's in times like these that the character of a person becomes apparent.

Source: Tatoeba #1574306 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shū zhōng mǎn shì yáo bù kě jí 、 méi yǒu kē xué gēn jù de lǐ lùn.書中滿是遙不可及、沒有科學根據的理論。

The book is full of far-flung theories without any basis in scientific fact.

Source: Tatoeba #1947739 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Diàn shì yáo kòng qì shì zěn mó yùn zuò de?電視遙控器是怎麼運作的?

How do the TV remote controls work?

Source: Tatoeba #12278107 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎ yáo kòng qì huán gěi wǒ!把遙控器還給我!

Give me back the remote!

Source: Tatoeba #10563986 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí gè hǎo lín jū shèng wū yí gè yáo yuǎn de péng yǒu.一個好鄰居勝於一個遙遠的朋友。

A good neighbour is better than a faraway friend.

Source: Tatoeba #809760 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yáo kòng qì diàn chí méi diàn le.遙控器電池沒電了。

The remote control batteries died.

Source: Tatoeba #13667950 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 遙 in context

  1. Say yáo, then recall the core meaning: distant, remote.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 遙 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.