yáo

(bound form) distant; remote; far away

traveling (辶) + [sound: yáo] (䍃) = distant, far away

The movement radical grounds the meaning: this is about traveling along a path so long it stretches beyond sight. 䍃 contributes the sound yáo and does not add meaning.

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他的家乡远,每年只能回去一次。

tā de jiāxiāng yáoyuǎn, měi nián zhǐ néng huíqù yī cì。

His hometown is far away; he can only go back once a year.

两个城市之间遥相望,中间隔着一片大海。

liǎng gè chéngshì zhī jiān yáoyáo xiāng wàng, zhōngjiān gé zhe yī piàn dà hǎi。

The two cities gaze at each other from afar, with a vast sea between them.

Words with 遥

遥测

yáo cè

telemetry

遥祝

yáo zhù

to send good wishes from afar

遥不可及

yáo bù kě jí

unattainable

遥想

yáo xiǎng

to think about (the distant past or future)

遥感

yáo gǎn

remote sensing

遥控

yáo kòng

to direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control

遥控器

yáo kòng qì

a remote control

遥控操作

yáo kòng cāo zuò

remote operation

遥控车

yáo kòng chē

radio-controlled car (hobbyist's model car)

遥望

yáo wàng

to look into the distance

遥观

yáo guān

to look into the distance

遥遥

yáo yáo

distant

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