遥感

遙感

yáogǎn

noun #25,106

Meanings

Yáogǎn jìshù bèi guǎngfàn yòng yú qìhòu biànhuà yánjiū.

Remote sensing technology is widely used in climate change research.

Wèixīng yáogǎn kěyǐ jiāncè sēnlín fùgài qíngkuàng.

Satellite remote sensing can monitor forest cover conditions.

memory

遥 means distant/remote, 感 means to sense or feel — so 遥感 literally means sensing from afar, which is exactly what remote sensing does.

遥 yáo

感 gǎn