遇到
yù dào
to meet; to run into; to come across
encounter (遇) + arrive (到) = to run into someone
遇 pairs a movement radical with the phonetic 禺; 到 layers 至 (reaching a destination) with a phonetic knife stroke. Together they capture the moment of traveling along and arriving at an unexpected meeting.
我今天在路上遇到了一个老朋友。
wǒ jīn tiān zài lù shang yù dào le yī gè lǎo péng yǒu。
I ran into an old friend on the road today.
你遇到困难的时候，要记得向别人求助。
nǐ yù dào kùn nán de shí hòu，yào jì de xiàng bié rén qiú zhù。
When you come across difficulties, remember to ask others for help.