meet

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
辶 meaning component

  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

is a component form of .

禺 sound component

  Sound component

ǒu

  

district

Evolution

遇 Bronze script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Bronze script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
遇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
遇 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
遇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

meet, come across, encounter; to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance

 

surname Yu

Most common words with 遇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

遇到

to meet

to meet

遇见

to meet

遭遇

to meet with

机遇

opportunity