You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Walk (chuò) Character: Yao Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 1262, Entry 02 Ancient form. According to the Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the Compendium of Rhymes (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced yao. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen), it means far. From the Book of Rites (Liji), Royal Regulations (Wangzhi): A distance of a thousand miles is considered far. From the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), 25th Year of Duke Zhao: Far indeed, far and distant. Also, xiaoyao denotes wandering freely or lingering. Refer to the notes under the character xiao for further details.