逢

Mandarin · pinyin féng

Meanings

  1. to meet by chance
  2. to come across
  3. (of a calendar event) to come along
  4. (of an event) to fall on (a particular day)
  5. to fawn upon
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逢
féng · come upon, happen meet; flatter
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2 · feng2

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fung4 · pung4

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to meet with; to encounter
  2. to meet face-to-face
  3. (literary) to pander to
  4. (obsolete) big
  5. a surname
  6. (Eastern Min) any

character · Etymology 2

  1. (obsolete) used in 逢逢 (“sound of drums”)
  2. (obsolete) alternative form of 蓬 (péng)

character · Etymology 3

  1. a surname

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逢 · feng2
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Exact source record逢 逢 [feng2] /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/