逢 meaning and stroke order
To meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along
How to write 逢, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 逢
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to meet by chance
- to come across
- (of a calendar event) to come along
- (of an event) to fall on (a particular day)
- to fawn upon
How 逢 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Walk.
辶 gives the meaning and 夆 hints at the sound.
Radical: 辶 (to walk), shared by 131 characters on this site.
How to remember 逢
逢 is built from 辶 (walking) and 夆 (féng), which gives the sound. Picture two people walking along the road until their paths cross and they meet by chance.
逢 appears mostly in set words and idioms like 重逢 (chóngféng, to be reunited) and 千载难逢 (qiānzǎinánféng, extremely rare). 每逢 (měiféng) is common for recurring times: 每逢春节我都回家。(Měiféng Chūnjié wǒ dōu huí jiā.) Every Spring Festival I go home.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 逢 (féng) with 缝 (féng, to sew), which has the same sound and the same 夆 part but uses 纟 (silk) instead of 辶. Also avoid using 逢 for planned meetings. For an arranged meeting, use 见面 (jiànmiàn) instead.
Common words with 逢
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 每逢 | měiféng | every time; on each occasion | HSK 7-9 |
| 萍水相逢 | píngshuǐ-xiāngféng | strangers coming together by chance (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
| 重逢 | chóngféng | to meet again; to be reunited | |
| 千载难逢 | qiānzǎinánféng | extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon | |
| 相逢 | xiāngféng | to meet (by chance); to come across | |
| 逢场作戏 | féngchǎngzuòxì | lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun; to play along according to |
逢 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 逢
Learning 逢 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 逢
How many strokes are in 逢?
逢 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 逢 mean?
逢 (féng) means to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along. A common word with it is 每逢 (měiféng), meaning "every time; on each occasion".
How do you pronounce 逢?
逢 is pronounced féng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 逢?
The radical of 逢 is 辶, which carries the idea of "to walk". Dictionaries list 逢 under this radical.
Is 逢 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 逢 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 逢 and 遇?
Both mean to come across, but 遇 (yù) is more common in everyday speech, as in 遇到 (yùdào). 逢 sounds more literary and is mostly found in fixed phrases like 每逢 and 相逢.
What does 萍水相逢 mean literally?
It means duckweed and water meeting each other. Duckweed drifts on water, so the idiom describes strangers who meet by chance, often only briefly.