遙

A phono-semantic compound consisting of:

辵 (walking) — semantic component, indicates movement or distance;

䍃 — phonetic component supplying the sound (요 / yáo).

The character expresses the idea of travelling or extending far away.

Semantic development:

- to go far;

- far distance;

- vast or remote space;

- figuratively distant in time or possibility.

The character often appears in literary or descriptive expressions.

Common in modern terms such as remote control (遥控).

요원 (遙遠) — very distant; remote

요망 (遙望) — to look far away; distant view

요격 (遙擊) — long-range attack (rare)

遙 often conveys a poetic or emotional sense of distance.

Related characters:

遠 — far

遼 — distant

邈 — extremely remote