冓 (gòu) - Ancient term meaning to meet, encounter, or construct & originally depicted two fish meeting, later used in

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gòu ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

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冓 · gòu

Ancient term meaning to meet, encounter, or construct;

originally depicted two fish meeting, later used in characters related to meeting, structure, and depth.

Ancient term meaning to meet, encounter, or constructoriginally depicted two fish meeting, later used in

Usage highlights

To meetTo constructTo convergeAncient meetingStructureEncounter

Synonyms

  • 遇— to meet, encounter
  • 见— to see, meet
  • 会— to meet, gather

Antonyms

  • 离— to separate, leave
  • 别— to part, separate

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The two rivers converge at this point (沟冓).
  • They had a chance encounter (冓遇).
  • This requires careful construction (冓建).
  • The ancient term for meeting (冓见).

Collocations

  • To meet(冓遇)
  • To construct(冓建)
  • To converge(沟冓)
  • Ancient meeting(古冓)
  • Structure(冓造)
  • Encounter(冓见)

Idioms

  • Deep and secluded(深冓幽邃)
  • Intricately constructed(精冓细造)
  • Chance encounter(偶然冓遇)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • One of the oldest Chinese characters, appearing in oracle bone inscriptions depicting two fish meeting.
  • Later evolved to represent various meanings related to meeting, construction, and depth.
  • Rarely used independently in modern Chinese, mainly appears as a component in other characters.

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