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逅
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meet unexpectedly

HSK 10
Human →Actions
hòu
コウ
あ.う、まみ.える
후
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 后 represents the sound.
Components
辶 walk+ 后 queen =
逅 meet unexpectedly
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
后 Phonetic component
hòu queen
queen, empress, sovereign
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Notes
Similar Characters
巡 patrol暹 rise边 margin (simp)辽 distant (iii) (simp)达 arrive (simp)迁 shift (simp)迂 doctrinaire迄 so far迅 speedy过 through (simp)迈 take a big stride (simp)迎 greet运 luck (simp)近 near迓 to go to meet返 go back迕 obstinate (iii)还 yet (simp)这 here (simp)进 make (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
逅
Regular
Modern
Chinese
逅 [hòu]
to meet unexpectedly
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
邂逅 [xiè​hòu] #14,087
to meet by chance
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
邂逅 [わくらば]
by chance
KOREAN WORDS (1)
해후
reunion