逢 (féng) — to meet by chance, to come across; to fall on (a particular day/date); to fawn upon, to flatter (literary)
Definition
逢 (féng) is a formal/literary verb for 'to meet by chance' or 'to fall on (a date)' — used in writing, not everyday speech. For casual 'run into' use 遇到 or 碰.
verb
to meet by chanceto come acrossto fall on (a particular day/date)to fawn uponto flatter (literary)
Examples
- 。Zuó tiān wǒ zài shāng chǎng ǒu rán yǔ yí wèi lǎo péng you xiāng féng.Yesterday I happened to meet an old friend at the mall.
- 逢。Jīn nián zhōng qiū jié féng xīng qī yī.This year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Monday.
- ，。Měi féng jià qī, tā dōu huì chū qù lǚ yóu.Every holiday, he goes traveling.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
夆
夆páng逢féng
Same sound today
In 逢, 辶 is the walking part and 夆 is the sound part.
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