Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

distant; remote; far; far away

Chinese: 遥远。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yao” becomes a different word in each tone. 遥 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 遥远yáo yuǎndistant; remote
  • 遥控yáo kòngto direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control
  • 遥想yáo xiǎngto think about (the distant past or future)
  • 遥感yáo gǎnremote sensing
  • 遥望yáo wàngto look into the distance

Example Sentence

我用遥控器打开了电视。Wǒ yòng yáo kòng qì dǎ kāi le diàn shì.I turned on the TV with the remote control.

Iyòngto use遥控器yáo kòng qìa remote control打开dǎ kāito openle(completed action)电视diàn shìtelevision