遭
zāo
#1,046 most
frequent character
to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
遭 has 辶 movement for meaning and 曹 cáo for sound. It first meant to encounter or meet. From meeting someone it grew to meeting misfortune, and then to a measure word for turns in a game.
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