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Kanji Detail for 遇 - "encounter, meet, treatment"

  • Meaning

    遇 means "encounter, meet, treatment."

    1. To meet - To encounter; to meet unexpectedly.

    2. To suit the times - To match the era.

    3. To confront - To oppose; to face as an enemy.

    4. To entertain - To treat; to host.

    5. By chance - Unexpectedly; suddenly.

    6. Opportunity - Occasion; chance.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    meet; encounter; interview; treat; entertain; receive; deal with

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    meet, come across, encounter

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Yu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to meet, to encounter, to come across

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To meet. Encountering each other on the road is called 遇. "Analects" says "Met him on the road." Events coincidentally occurring is also called 遇. Such as 遇雨 (encounter rain), 遇難 (meet disaster). | Hard to find. Such as 際遇 (opportunity), 殊遇 (special treatment). All referring to meeting kindred spirits and achieving prominence. | To treat. Such as saying "Others treat me as a common person, I treat them as a gentleman of the state." Appears in "Records of the Grand Historian."
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