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觸
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触
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touch

HSK 10
Human →Actions
chù
ショク
ふ.れる、さわ.る
촉
Phonosemantic compound. 角 represents the meaning and 蜀 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (觸)
角 angle+ 蜀 short name for Sichuan =
觸 touch
角 Meaning component
jiǎo angle
horn
蜀 Phonetic component
shǔ short name for Sichuan
name of an ancient state
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Simplified (触)
角 angle+ 虫 insects =
触 knock against, touch, to butt with the horns
角 Meaning component
jiǎo angle
horn
虫 Simplified component
chóng insects
insects, worms
Shorthand for the phonetic 蜀 component in the traditional character 觸.
Notes
Similar Characters
斛 dry measure equal桷 malus确 sure (simp)粟 unhusked millet衡 weight解 untie觖 to long for觚 jug觜 beak觞 wine vessel (simp)觥 a cup made触 touch (jp)觫 to start觯 wine (simp)觱 tartar horn觳 an ancient measure觴 wine (trad)屬 belong to (trad)燭 candle (trad)獨 alone (trad)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
触
Regular
Modern
Chinese
触 / 觸 [chù]
to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions
Japanese
触 そく 同音

noun

  1. Buddhism contact; touch
  2. Buddhism tactile object
  3. Buddhism uncleanliness
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
觸 ふれ
Fure surname
CHINESE WORDS (72)
接触 [jiē​chù] #1,731
to touch
触摸 [chù​mō] #7,443
to touch
触动 [chù​dòng] #8,585
to touch
触及 [chù​jí] #14,426
to touch (physically, one's feelings etc)
触发 [chù​fā] #9,153
to trigger
触犯 [chù​fàn] #9,446
to violate
抵触 [dǐ​chù] #17,790
to conflict
触手 [chù​shǒu] #13,625
tentacle
触角 [chù​jiǎo] #17,516
antenna
一触即发 [yī​chù​jí​fā] #15,762
could happen at any moment
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KOREAN WORDS (7)
접촉 #15,112
contact
감촉
touch; feel
저촉
violation
촉각
antenna; feelers
촉감
touch; feel
촉매
catalyst
촉발
trigger; provocation