触

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

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

角 meaning “horn” + 虫 sound ( chóng )

Components 角虫

touch · Heisig RSH #2779

safe + 虫 insect

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

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

Characters sharing the sound component 虫 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
虫 sound part	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