遥
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yáo · distant, remote

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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 遥

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Example sentences

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Wǒ huí qù hěn yáo yuǎn de dì fāng, bú yào wèn wǒ nà lǐ.我回去很遥远的地方,不要问我那里。

I'm going back to a place that is far away, don't ask me where.

Source: Tatoeba #382451 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎ yáo kòng qì dì gěi wǒ.把遥控器递给我。

Hand me the remote.

Source: Tatoeba #8589622 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nàge shā rén fàn yī rán xiāo yáo fǎ wài.那个杀人犯依然逍遥法外。

The murderer is still at large.

Source: Tatoeba #12686377 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Diàn shì yáo kòng qì zài shā fā xià miàn.电视遥控器在沙发下面。

The TV remote control is under the couch.

Source: Tatoeba #8744085 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiàn zài wǒ men hěn róng yì jiù néng chéng fēi jī qù yáo yuǎn de guó dù.现在我们很容易就能乘飞机去遥远的国度。

Today we can go to distant countries easily by plane.

Source: Tatoeba #791482 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xīng xīng tài yáo yuǎn le.星星太遥远了。

The stars are too far away.

Source: Tatoeba #3309268 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 遥 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. Use it in 遥远 (yáo yuǎn), meaning “distant”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 遥 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.