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encounter

HSK 4 N1
グウ
あ.う
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 禺 represents the sound.
Components
walk+ district =
encounter
Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
Phonetic component
district
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Bronze
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Yù]
surname Yu
[yù]
to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance
Example Sentences