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遥 · Zhong Yao

遥 (yáo, 2nd tone), traditional 遙. Honest philology first: 遙 is not in Xu Shen’s original Shuowen Jiezi — it is a 新附 character added to the 辵部 by Xu Xuan in 986 CE, and the added gloss reads 逍遙也。又,遠也。从辵䍃聲 — ‘to roam free; also, far.’ The 辵 r $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart