The kanji 遇 (遇) primarily conveys the meaning of "to meet," "to encounter," "to come across," or "to meet with a certain situation or fate." It suggests a chance meeting, an unexpected encounter, or experiencing something, often of a significant nature.

・On-yomi (音読み): グウ (gū) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あ（う） (a(u)) - to meet, encounter

⚫︎ 遭遇（そうぐう） Translation: Encounter; confrontation; meeting (usually something difficult). ⚫︎ 待遇（たいぐう） Translation: Treatment; handling; reception. ⚫︎ 偶遇（ぐうぐう） Translation: Chance encounter; casual meeting.

The kanji 遇 (遇) is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side is the radical 辵（しんにょう）, which means "to walk" or "to move." It indicates movement or a journey. The right side is 禺（ぐう）, which is the phonetic component, suggesting the sound and also contributing the sense of "encounter." The combination suggests the idea of "walking towards something" or "coming across something" or "meeting." The original meaning relates to the movement and resulting encounter.