You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Walk (chuò) Character: 遙 Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 1262, Entry 25 Ancient form. Pronounced yao. According to the Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced yao. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means far. Book of Rites (Liji), Royal Regulations (Wangzhi): One thousand miles is far. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Year 25 of Duke Zhao: How far and remote. Also, xiaoyao means to stroll or ramble. See the annotation under the character xiao for further details.