懂中文 Dong Chinese

触

chù

knock against, touch, to butt with the horns

Simplified form of 觸. Phonosemantic compound. 角 represents the meaning and 蜀 represents the sound.

Components
角 meaning component

角  Meaning component

jiǎo, jué

  

horn

虫 simplified component

虫  Simplified component

chóng

  

bug, insect

Shorthand for the phonetic 蜀 component in the traditional character 觸.

Evolution

触 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
触 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
触 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
触 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
触 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

触 (觸) 

chù

touch; butt, ram, gore; to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions

Most common words with 触
Freq.
Word
Meaning

接触

to touch

触

to touch

触摸

to touch

触动

to touch

触及

to touch on (a topic)