遭 (zāo)

to suffer; to encounter (misfortune); a time/turn

How 遭 is written

Strokes
14
Radical
辶 — walk
Traditional
遭
Simplified
遭 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 遭

慘遭 cǎnzāo
suffer
遭遇 zāoyù
to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience
免遭 miǎnzāo
to avoid suffering; to avoid meeting (a fatal accident); spared
周遭 zhōuzāo
surrounding, nearby
屢遭 lǚzāo
to suffer repeatedly
遭到 zāodào
to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)
遭受 zāoshòu
to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
遭拒 zāojù
to meet with a refusal (e.g. visa); to have an application rejected
遭殃 zāoyāng
to suffer a calamity
遭罪 zāozuì
to endure; to suffer hardships; hard time
遭逢 zāoféng
to encounter (smth unpleasant)
遭難 zāonàn
to run into misfortune

遭 in a sentence

糟糕!我忘記帶錢包了。

Zāogāo! Wǒ wàngjì dài qiánbāo le.

“Oh no! I forgot to bring my wallet.”

How common is 遭?

遭 is the 1,046th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 89.9% of all running text.

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