觸 (zuk1 | chu4) : strike; move; offend

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

觸

zuk1

chu4

[1] strike; hit; run against
[2] move; stir up sb's feelings
[3] offend; violate; infuriate

Stroke count: 20

Level: 2

Radical: (#148)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

觸 / 触

This word has been viewed 6579 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Apr 2012 15:15

Output this character as a high resolution image

接觸 zip3 zuk1 jie1 chu4 = to contact; to be in touch; a contact

觸犯 cuk1/zuk1 faan6 chu4 fan4 = to offend

觸發 zuk1 faat3 chu4 fa1 = trigger, spark

感觸 gam2 zuk1 = feeling

抵觸 dai2 zuk1 = conflict; contradict; clash; collide; interfere

觸及 zuk1 kap6 = touch

靈機一觸 ling4 gei1 jat1 zuk1 = flash of inspiration; the exclamation "Eureka!"

一觸即發 jat1 zuk1 zik1 faat3 yi1 chu4 ji2 fa1 = could happen at any moment; on the verge

觸發清單 zuk1 faat3 cing1 daan1 chu4 fa1 qing1 dan1 = trigger list

性接觸 sing3 zip3 zuk1 /cuk1 xing4 jie1 chu4 = sexual encounter
See all 34 compounds

Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/3231/]觸[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/3231/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">觸</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 觸
Unicode code for this character: U+89f8 (off-site link)

Search CantoDict (safe search is on)

Please note, CantoDict currently supports searching for Simplified Chinese, but results will be returned in Traditional Chinese.

Hide Written and Spoken Hide Written 國 Hide Spoken粵

This page shows, from top to bottom:

a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install

: the Cantonese Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation) Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu^4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.

: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
a detailed description of all the meanings
the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)


Characters \| Words \| Sentences \| Chinese Translation \| Chinese Tests \| Forums \| Search Customise CantoDict \| My Vocab Lists \| Useful Reports and Stats \| CantoDict Forum