hòu

逅

Character

meet; encounter

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Meanings

1 sense · 1 examples
1.

Definition

to meet; to encounter (by chance)

literary

This character almost never appears independently in modern usage. It is only used in the compound word '邂逅' (xiè hòu), which means 'to meet by chance' or 'to encounter unexpectedly'. The entry text 'hòu见1510页【邂逅】。' confirms this, directing the user to the full entry for '邂逅'. As a standalone character, it essentially bears the meaning of its parent compound.

Zhè这
ge个
zì字
tōng通
cháng常
zhǐ只
chū出
xiàn现
zài在
 “
xiè邂
hòu逅
 ”
zhè这
ge个
cí词
lǐ里
 。

This character usually only appears in the word '邂逅'.