逢

féng

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

movement (辶) + phonetic (夆) = to meet by chance on the road

辶 carries the idea of traveling along a path; 夆 mainly contributes the féng sound. Together they evoke the moment of crossing paths with someone unexpectedly.

辶+夆→逢
夆A phonetic component giving the féng soundPhonetic
辶WalkingSemantic

今年春节恰逢周末,大家都很高兴。

jīn nián chūn jié qià féng zhōu mò , dà jiā dōu hěn gāo xìng 。

This year the Spring Festival happened to fall on a weekend, and everyone was very happy.

每逢过年,他都会回家陪父母。

měi féng guò nián , tā dōu huì huí jiā péi fù mǔ 。

Every time the new year comes around, he goes home to be with his parents.

Words with 逢

遭逢

zāo féng

to encounter (sth unpleasant)

相逢

xiāng féng

to meet (by chance)

逢场作戏

féng chǎng zuò xì

lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun

逢人便讲

féng rén biàn jiǎng

to tell anybody one happens to meet

逢俉

féng wú

to come across sth scary; to have a fright

逢凶化吉

féng xiōng huà jí

misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account

逢年过节

féng nián guò jié

during holidays and festivals; on festive occasions such as New Year

逢集

féng jí

market day

逢迎

féng yíng

to fawn on

适逢

shì féng

to just happen to coincide with

适逢其会

shì féng qí huì

(idiom) to happen to be in the right place at the right time

酒逢知己千杯少

jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo

a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)

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