逢

féng
HSK 6
#2,176 most
frequent character
to meet by chance, to come across
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

逢 féng pairs 辶, a foot walking through an intersection, with 夆 féng, which also means 'meet' and sounds the same. Walking and meeting give original 'meet or run into someone'; later it grew to 'come across.'

逢 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

我在街上逢到我的老朋友。
wǒzài jiēshàng féngdào wǒde lǎopéngyǒu 。
I ran into my old friend on the street.
她在商店里逢到一个很有趣的书。
tāzài shāngdiàn lǐ féngdào yígè hěn yǒuqù de shū 。
She came across a very interesting book in the store.
我们每次逢年过节都喜欢聚在一起。
wǒmen měicì féng nián guòjié dū xǐhuān jùzàiyīqǐ 。
We like to gather together every festive season.

Words with similar meanings

遇yù
to encounter
A more general term for meeting, often used in both casual and formal contexts.
碰pèng
to bump into
Informal and implies a chance meeting, often used in everyday conversation.

Homophones

缝féng
seam, fissure

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