遭 (zou1 | zao1) : meet with; suffer

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遭

zou1

zao1

[1] [v] meet with; suffer; encounter
[2] [measure] time; turn

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

遭

This word has been viewed 4362 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Dec 2011 10:48

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遭拒 zou1 keoi5 zao1 ju4 = to meet with a refusal (e.g. visa, application); to be rejected

遭遇 zou1 jyu6 zao1 yu4 = encounter; meet with; experience

遭到 zou1 dou3 zao1 dao4 = to suffer; to meet with misfortune

遭受 zou1 sau6 zao1 shou4 = to suffer or sustain a loss or a misfortune

遭殃 zou1 joeng1 zao1 yang1 = to go through a disaster

周遭 zau1 zou1 = around

慘遭 caam2 zou1 can3 zao1 = to suffer

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Decimal representation of this word: 遭
Unicode code for this character: U+906d (off-site link)

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