遇
yū · HSK 4
meet
🤝 遇 = 辶 (walk) + 禺 (monkey/idol) — walking until you meet someone
The walking radical 辶 plus phonetic 禺 (yú). You walk along a road and encounter someone; the 禺 component also lends the yù sound. Core sense: to come across, meet by chance, or be treated a certain way.
遇 — 辶 (walk radical) + 禺 (phonetic, monkey)
遇 is a phono-semantic compound. The walking radical 辶 supplies the meaning of going or moving along a road, while 禺 (an old word depicting a monkey-like creature) provides the sound. Together they evoke encountering someone while traveling, giving the modern senses 'meet,' 'come across,' or 'treat.'