逢 (féng) is a Chinese character meaning “to meet”. It is written from 辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 夆 (a component seen in 峰, 蜂, 锋 and 逢), one enclosing the other, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
辶 + 夆
Enclosing structure
- 辶 walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò) · chuò meaning
- 夆 a component seen in 峰, 蜂, 锋 and 逢 · féng sound
Structure from: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶夆，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–6 为「夆」（撇、横撇、捺、横、横、横、竖），笔画 7–9 为「辶」（点、横折折撇、平捺）；说文解字：逢，遇也。从辵，峯省聲。夆 féng 与 逢 féng 读音一致，按 exact 记
Memory aid
Both parts are really in this character: 夆 (féng, the sound part) sits on the road radical 辶. Walk along the road and you run into someone — 逢 féng means to meet.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 相逢xiāng féngto meet (each other); to come across逢 = féng
- 重逢chóng féngto meet again; reunion逢 = féng
- 萍水相逢píng shuǐ xiāng féngto meet by chance, like duckweed drifting together on water逢 = féng
Go deeper
All readings
to meet; to come across
to meet; to come across; to encounter; (in 每逢) whenever it comes to
遇到；碰见。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 相逢xiāng féngto meet (each other); to come across逢 = féng
- 重逢chóng féngto meet again; reunion逢 = féng
- 萍水相逢píng shuǐ xiāng féngto meet by chance, like duckweed drifting together on water逢 = féng
Sound component
夆 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 逢 mean?
逢 (féng) means to meet; to come across; to encounter; (in 每逢) whenever it comes to.
How do you pronounce 逢?
It is pronounced féng.
What parts is 逢 made of?
辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 夆 (a component seen in 峰, 蜂, 锋 and 逢), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶夆，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–6 为「夆」（撇、横撇、捺、横、横、横、竖），笔画 7–9 为「辶」（点、横折折撇、平捺）；说文解字：逢，遇也。从辵，峯省聲。夆 féng 与 逢 féng 读音一致，按 exact 记. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 逢 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 逢?
辶. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 逢?
Common ones are 相逢 and 重逢. The reading of 逢 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.