遻 (è) - To meet & to encounter

遻Tone 4

è ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

丁恩

遻 · è

To meet;

to encounter;

to come across;

also means to offend or to contradict.

To meetto encounterto come across

Usage highlights

To meet by chanceTo encounterTo offendTo contradictA chance meetingTo run into

Synonyms

  • 遇— to meet, to encounter
  • 逢— to come across, to meet
  • 见— to see, to meet

Antonyms

  • 避— to avoid, to evade
  • 躲— to hide, to dodge

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • They met by chance on the street (遻遇).
  • I encountered an old friend (遻见).
  • His words offended the audience (遻犯).

Collocations

  • To meet by chance(遻遇)
  • To encounter(遻见)
  • To offend(遻犯)
  • To contradict(遻逆)
  • A chance meeting(相遻)
  • To run into(遻到)

Idioms

  • To meet face to face(狭路相遻)
  • To go against the grain(遻物)
  • An unexpected encounter(不期而遻)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character is archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily found in classical texts.
  • It carries connotations of both chance encounters and confrontational meetings.
  • In historical context, it was sometimes used interchangeably with the more common character 遇.

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