迢 (tiáo) is a Chinese character meaning “far”. It is written from 辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 召 (to summon; to call together), one enclosing the other, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
辶 + 召
Enclosing structure
- 辶 walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò) · chuò meaning
- 召 to summon; to call together · zhào sound
Structure from: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶召，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–4 为「召」（横折钩、撇、竖、横折、横），笔画 5–7 为「辶」（点、横折折撇、平捺）
Memory aid
The road radical 辶 keeps walking toward 召, a call. When the call comes from that far off, the road ahead is 迢 — long and distant.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 迢迢tiáo tiáofar away; long and distant (of a road or journey)迢 = tiáo
- 千里迢迢qiān lǐ tiáo tiáofrom a thousand li away; all the way from a distant place迢 = tiáo
Go deeper
All readings
far; remote
far; remote — describes a long road or journey, almost always in the word 迢迢
远；遥远。多用于「迢迢」，形容路途长远。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 迢迢tiáo tiáofar away; long and distant (of a road or journey)迢 = tiáo
- 千里迢迢qiān lǐ tiáo tiáofrom a thousand li away; all the way from a distant place迢 = tiáo
Sound component
召 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 迢 mean?
迢 (tiáo) means far; remote — describes a long road or journey, almost always in the word 迢迢.
How do you pronounce 迢?
It is pronounced tiáo.
What parts is 迢 made of?
辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 召 (to summon; to call together), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶召，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–4 为「召」（横折钩、撇、竖、横折、横），笔画 5–7 为「辶」（点、横折折撇、平捺）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 迢 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 迢?
辶. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 迢?
Common ones are 迢迢 and 千里迢迢. The reading of 迢 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.