触
to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,070 U+89E6
How 触 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
角 (semantic, “horn”) + 虫 (phonetic, chóng)
How to remember it
touch · Heisig RSH #2779
safe + 虫 insect
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 虫
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 虫 (chóng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虫 sound component | chóng | insect, worm; mollusk |
| 强 | qiáng | strong, powerful, energetic |
| 独 | dú | alone, independent, only, single, solitary |
| 融 | róng | to melt, to fuse; to blend, to harmonize |
| 烛 | zhú | candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine |
Words containing 触
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 触地得分 | chù dì dé fēn | to score a try (sports); to score a touchdown |
| 触手可得 | chù shǒu kě dé | within reach |
| 异性性接触 | yì xìng xìng jiē chù | heterosexual sex |
| 触发清单 | chù fā qīng dān | trigger list |
| 触发器 | chù fā qì | flip-flop (electronics) |
| 不触目 | bù chù mù | unobtrusive |
| 灵感触发图 | líng gǎn chù fā tú | mind map |
| 触目伤心 | chù mù shāng xīn | distressing sight (idiom) |
| 密切接触者 | mì qiè jiē chù zhě | (epidemiology) close contact |
| 性接触 | xìng jiē chù | sexual contact |
| 触发引信 | chù fā yǐn xìn | an impact detonator |
| 触景生情 | chù jǐng shēng qíng | scene which recalls past memories (idiom); evocative of the past; reminiscent; to arouse d… |
| 接触器 | jiē chù qì | contactor |
| 触目惊心 | chù mù jīng xīn | lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly si… |
| 接触不良 | jiē chù bù liáng | loose or defective contact (elec.) |
| 触手可及 | chù shǒu kě jí | within reach |
| 多点触控 | duō diǎn chù kòng | multi-touch (computing) |
| 触动 | chù dòng | to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions); to move (sb's emotions or worry) |
| 触手 | chù shǒu | tentacle |
| 触电 | chù diàn | to get an electric shock |