Chinese symbol for “encounter”
遇
yù
(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat; to receive
The closest CC-CEDICT match for encounter is 遇 (yù), defined as: (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat; to receive.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “encounter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交会 (交會) | jiāo huì | to encounter; to rendezvous |
| 遭逢 | zāo féng | to encounter (sth unpleasant) |
| 遭遇 | zāo yù | to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse) |
| 遭遇战 (遭遇戰) | zāo yù zhàn | (military) encounter; skirmish |
| 相遇 | xiāng yù | to meet; to encounter |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 遇.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遇到 | yù dào | to meet; to run into; to come across |
| 待遇 | dài yù | treatment; pay |
| 遭遇 | zāo yù | to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse) |
| 遇见 (遇見) | yù jiàn | to meet |
| 机遇 (機遇) | jī yù | opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck |
| 遇上 | yù shàng | to come across (sb); to run into |
See also: Japanese symbol for “encounter”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.