How to Write 俉 (wǔ) — Meaning “to meet or encounter (archaic)”

Imagine meeting a friend and greeting them with 'Woo!'—since 俉 sounds like wǔ and looks like 亻 (person) plus 吾 (pronounced wú, similar to 'woo'). Picture yourself waving and saying 'Woo! I meet you!' to link sound and meaning.

Stroke order: first write the radical 亻 (left vertical, then horizontal hook? Actually 亻: left-to-right: left vertical stroke first, then horizontal hook? Standard: 亻 is two strokes: left-falling stroke (丿) then vertical stroke (丨). Then the right part 吾: top 五 (4 strokes) then 口 (3 strokes). A common mistake is making the left radical too wide; keep 亻 narrow so 吾 has enough space.

俉 has the right component 吾 (wú), meaning 'I', while 伯 has 白 (bái, white) and means 'uncle' or 'elder', and 估 has 古 (gǔ, ancient) and means 'estimate'. Visually, note the top of the right part: 俉 has 五 (five), 伯 has 白 (one stroke different), and 估 has 古 (ten+mouth). Their meanings are completely unrelated to meeting.

俉 is archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese; it appears mainly in classical texts or historical contexts. You might encounter it in ancient phrases like 俉见 (to meet) but it is not part of HSK or daily vocabulary. It is considered a literary or obsolete character.

Common words containing 俉 include: 俉见 (wǔ jiàn) — to meet or see (archaic); 俉面 (wǔ miàn) — to meet face to face (archaic); 俉对 (wǔ duì) — to face or encounter (archaic).