遐 (xiá): distant; far

Meanings

1 distant; far
2 long-lasting (of time)

Characters

遐

xiá

distant; far

Examples

望着大海，他陷入了遐想。

Wàng zhe dàhǎi, tā xiànrù le xiáxiǎng.

Gazing at the sea, his thoughts wandered far and wide.

这个茶品牌闻名遐迩。

Zhè gè chá pǐnpái wénmíng xiá'ěr.

This brand of tea is famous far and wide.

Tips

usage

Common in 遐想 (to let one's thoughts roam far) and 遐迩 (far and near). Also 遐龄 — a long, advanced age.

Components

radical

辶 chuò

to walk; movement

The walk radical 辶 (a contracted form of 辵) wraps the bottom-left and comes last in stroke order. The going/journeying sense fits 'far away, distant'.

phonetic

叚 jiǎ

to borrow; phonetic

Inside-right 叚 supplies the sound (jiǎ drifting to xiá). The same phonetic anchors 假 (false; holiday), 暇 (leisure) and 瑕 (flaw in jade).

Stroke Order

遐 xiá

Related Words

闻名遐迩 wénmíng-xiá'ěr #41,172

famous far and wide / renowned everywhere / known to people near and far

遐想 xiáxiǎng #29,002

reverie / daydream / wild or fanciful thoughts / to be lost in imagination

此时 cǐshí HSK 5 #5,181

now; at this moment; at this time / at that time (in narrative)

杆 gān #2,946

pole; rod; shaft (long vertical type) / classifier for long thin objects

不久 bùjiǔ HSK 2 #2,694

soon / before long / not long after

多久 duōjiǔ HSK 2 #721

how long (time)?

当 dāng HSK 2 #146

to be; to act as; to serve as / to manage; to take charge of / to withstand; to bear; to face / when; while; at the time of / ought to; should / to match; equal to / just at (a time or place); on the spot

成天 chéngtiān HSK 7-9 #7,329

all day long / all the time

创 chuàng HSK 7-9 #4,905

to create; to initiate; to found / to achieve (sth for the first time); to set (a record)

粗 cū HSK 4 #4,811

thick; wide (of something long) / coarse; rough; crude