遙 (jiu4 | yao2) : distant

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遙

jiu4

yao2

distant (in space or time); remote; far

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

遙 / 遥

This word has been viewed 6377 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Mar 2011 13:53

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遙控撻車 jiu4 hung3 taat3 ce1 yao2 kong4 ta4 che1 = keyless remote (car) 粵

遙遠 jiu4 jyun5 yao2 yuan3 = distant; remote

遙控 jiu4 hung3 yao2 kong4 = remote control

遙控飛機 jiu4 hung3 fei1 gei1 yao2 kong4 fei1 ji1 = remote control aircraft; telecontrolled airplane

遙遙 jiu4 jiu4 = very far

逍遙 siu1 jiu4 xiao1 yao2 = to be free, loose

遙控器 jiu4 hung3 hei3 yao2 kong4 qi4 = remote control

逍遙法外 siu1 jiu4 faat8 ngoi6 xiao1 yao2 fa3 wai4 = to remain outside of the reach of the law; to roam freely out of the reach of the law

遙遙無期 jiu4 jiu4 mou4 kei4 yao2 yao2 wu2 qi1 = in the distant future

遙望 jiu4 mong6 yao2 wang4 = to look into the distance

遙控操作 jiu4 hung3 cou1 zok3 yao2 kong4 cao1 zuo4 = remote operation

平遙 ping4 jiu4 ping2 yao2 = Pingyao (place in Shanxi)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 遙
Unicode code for this character: U+9059 (off-site link)

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