触

chù

to touch

to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions

horn (角) + creature (虫) = to touch, to make contact

A horn's pointed tip makes the ideal image of physical contact — pressing against something. 虫 mainly contributes the sound chù; the horn carries the meaning of touch.

角+虫→触
虫InsectPhonetic
角HornSemantic

请不要触摸展览品。

qǐng bú yào chù mō zhǎn lǎn pǐn。

Please do not touch the exhibits.

这首歌触动了我内心深处的感情。

zhè shǒu gē chù dòng le wǒ nèi xīn shēn chù de gǎn qíng。

This song stirred up the deep feelings inside my heart.

Words with 触

触发器

chù fā qì

flip-flop (electronics)

触手可及

chù shǒu kě jí

within reach

触目惊心

chù mù jīng xīn

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking

灵感触发图

líng gǎn chù fā tú

mind map

点触

diǎn chù

to tap

一触即溃

yī chù jí kuì

to collapse on the first encounter

一触即发

yī chù jí fā

could happen at any moment

不触目

bù chù mù

unobtrusive

切触

qiè chù

osculation (higher order tangency)

多点触控

duō diǎn chù kòng

multi-touch (computing)

密切接触者

mì qiè jiē chù zhě

(epidemiology) close contact

触控板

chù kòng bǎn

(Tw) (computing) touchpad

More characters with 角

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