触
觸chù
#1,205 most
frequent character
to touch, to make contact with sth
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
触 has 角 horn as its meaning part; 虫 is an empty part that once stood for 蜀. It first meant a bull goring with its horns, then grew to hit, to touch, and to move someone emotionally.
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