Memory phrase for the character: 触

触

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Meaning

to touch, sensing, to make contact with sth

Pronunciation

 chù

Explanation

 Left: horn, angle 角 (image of a horn with head of an animal), right: insect 虫

Mnemonic
 
The "horns" (= antennas) of insects are for touching and sensing.

Radicals

角 hornPerhaps to be understood as the head 用 of a cow with only one horn ⺈?
虫 insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
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 Vocabulary

接触 jiē chù  to touch; to contact; access; in touch with
接触器 jiē chù qì  contactor
触发器 chù fā qì  flip-flop (electronics)
触礁 chù jiāo  (of a ship) to strike a reef; (figuratively) to hit a snag
触控萤幕 chù kòng yíng mù  touch panel
触控式萤幕 chù kòng shì yíng mù  touchscreen
触控式萤幕 chù kòng shì yíng mù  

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