遐

Spatial: Distant, remote, or far-off.

Temporal: Advanced age or longevity (referring to both the state of being old and the wish for a long life).

Modifier: Typically functions as an adjective modifying either a location or a lifespan/age.

Pairing: Frequently paired with 邇 (near) in the compound 遐邇, serving as a collective term meaning "everywhere," "far and wide," or "all people regardless of distance."

While often interchangeable with 遠, 遐 frequently appears in more formal, poetic, or archaic registers, emphasizing the quality of remoteness rather than physical measurement.

Fanqie reading: 胡加; Tang-period reading: ha.

Determine whether the referent is spatial (a place) or temporal (a person/life). If it appears alongside 邇, treat it as part of a universalizing expression.