身遥心迩 shēnyáoxīn'ěr distant in body but close in heart Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 身 shēn nounlocative body (bound form) the physical body of a person or animal遥 遙 yáo adjective far (bound form) distant or remote in space心 xīn noun mind thought; intellect; the organ of thinking迩 邇 ěr near (bound form) near; close by; recently. Often used in formal or literary contexts such as 遐迩 xiá'ěr or 迩来 ěrlái.