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CHINESE CHARACTER

yù

遇

遇

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meet

Numbered pinyin
yu4
English meanings
meet, encounter, treat, receive

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the lower left structure

Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside 禺.

  • Outside

    辶
  • Inside

    禺
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      日
    • Bottom

      禸
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Meaning & sound clues

辶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.

禺 is identified as the sound component (yú). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 遇.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿺辶禺

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yùshàng遇上le了。

    Ran into it.

  2. 02

    yùdào遇到kùnnan困难。

    Met difficulties.

  3. 03

    qiǎo巧yù遇。

    A chance meeting.

  4. 04

    yù遇shì事yào要lěngjìng冷静。

    Stay calm when things happen.

  5. 05

    yùjian遇见péngyou朋友。

    Met a friend.

  6. 06

    yù遇shuǐ水zé则fā发。

    Flourish by water.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 境遇
  • 待遇
  • 机遇
  • 相遇
  • 遇上
  • 遇到
  • 遇见
  • 遇险
  • 遇难
  • 遭遇