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觸
简 触 · 繁 觸Mandarin · pinyin chù
Meanings
- to touch
- to make contact with sth
- to stir up sb's emotions
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4 · chu4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cuk1 · zuk1
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to touch; to come in contact with
- to butt; to ram; to gore (as with animal horns)
- to affront; to offend; to violate
- to stir up; to invoke; to cause (feelings, etc.)
- (Hokkien, Puxian Min) to argue; to have a row; to come to blows; to scuffle
- (Hokkien) to come into contact with a hard object (stone, horns, etc.)
- (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to take a bit of notes (with a pen or pencil)
- a surname
- (Taiwan, Internet slang) true (interjection of approval)
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