How to Write 迕 (wù) — Meaning “to meet; to conflict; to go against”

Imagine you are walking (辶) at noon (午) and accidentally bump into someone who is also walking, causing a conflict. This visual of a noon-time collision helps link the ideas of meeting and going against.

First write the 辶 radical: start with the dot, then the left-falling stroke, and finally the curved horizontal ending in a tail. Then write the right part 午: top horizontal, two vertical strokes, then the horizontal stroke that crosses both verticals. Common mistake is making the top horizontal of 午 too long; it should be shorter than the bottom horizontal.

迕 (wù) means to meet or conflict and is pronounced differently from 巡 (xún, to patrol) and 边 (biān, side or edge). Visually, 迕 has the component 午 inside while 巡 has 巛 (three circles) in the upper right, and 边 has 力 (power) in the upper right. In usage, 迕 is rare and literary, while 巡 and 边 are common in modern Chinese.

迕 is not used in daily conversation and is mostly found in Classical Chinese or formal written language. It appears in words like 违迕 (to disobey) or 乖迕 (contradictory) to express opposition or meeting against one's will. Learners may encounter it in historical texts or poetry but rarely in modern speech.

Common words containing 迕 include: 违迕 (wéi wù) — to conflict with / to disobey; 乖迕 (guāi wù) — contradictory; in conflict; 迕视 (wù shì) — to look directly at; to meet someone's gaze.