遭

za̅o = z + ao1

to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) / classifier for events: time, turn, incident

遭 = 曹 + 辶 : Once upon a time (遭) Zorro (b) caught a huge white Chinese herring (曹) and brought it back to the aorta (ao1), but he met with misfortune (遭) as he dropped the herring onto his new gladiator sandals (辶) in front of the aorta (ao1).

遭 character breakdown

遭
- 曹
  - 一
  - 曰
    - 一
    - 囗
  - 曲
    - 卄
      - 一
      - 丨
    - 囗
- 辶

cáo = c + ao2

surname Cao / Zhou Dynasty vassal state

曹 = 一 + 曰 + 曲 : Mnemonic symbol: a Chinese / white herring.

The King of Chu (c) called Cao Cao too often (曹) and now he's about to enter the aorta (ao2). To pay him respect the King of Chu plays a flute (一) and the Chinese / white herring (曹) plays a harp (曲). They also record their performance with a microphone (曰).

cáo = c + ao2

class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old)

曹 = 一 + 曰 + 曲 : Mnemonic symbol: a Chinese / white herring.

The King of Chu (c) called Cao Cao too often (曹) and now he's about to enter the aorta (ao2). To pay him respect the King of Chu plays a flute (一) and the Chinese / white herring (曹) plays a harp (曲). They also record their performance with a microphone (曰).

chuò = chu + o4

to walk (side part of split character)

Chantal Chicken tries out her new gladiator sandals in the observatory's bathroom.

Characters with 遭 as component

遭 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 遭

to suffer (defeat, death etc)

to avoid suffering / to avoid meeting (a fatal accident) / spared

to encounter (sth unpleasant)

to suffer repeatedly

beset by a series of mishaps (idiom)

surrounding / nearby

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

to meet with disaster / to die tragically

see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3]

to meet with a refusal (e.g. visa) / to have an application rejected

Sentences with 遭

遭 currently does not appear in any sentence.