distant, long-lasting

is composed of the radical (walk, movement) and (borrow, false). is a pictograph of a foot walking on a road, implying distance, while depicts two hands grasping a cliff wall, meaning untrue or false. The greater the distance in space or time, the more illusory or unreal it feels, so refers to remote or long-lasting.

Vocabulary of 遐

  • 遐想 (daydream)
  • 遐年 (great age)
  • 遐邇 (near and far)

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