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触觉 (chù jué) — sense of touch, tactile sensation

Definition

触觉 is the technical/scientific term for the 'sense of touch' as one of the five senses. 感觉 is the everyday 'feeling/sensation'; 知觉 is broader 'perception/consciousness'.

noun
sense of touchtactile sensation

Examples

  • 触觉。
    chù jué Shì rén tǐ wǔ dà gǎn guān zhī yī.
    The sense of touch is one of the five major human senses.
  • 触觉。
    Zhè zhǒng xīn xíng cái liào néng mó nǐ bī zhēn de chù jué.
    This new material can simulate a realistic sense of touch.
  • 触觉。
    Shǒu shù jī qì rén pèi bèi le gāo jīng dù chù jué chuán gǎn qì.
    Surgical robots are equipped with high-precision tactile sensors.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

触chùtouch
觉juésense

触 means touch and 觉 means sense; together they refer to the sense of touch.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 觸; 触 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
角角jiǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
蜀
蜀shǔ觸chù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 觸 uses 角 for the meaning and 蜀 for the sound; the simplified 触 is a later shorthand.

Open 触 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 覺; 觉 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
𦥯
𦥯𦥯覺jué
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 覺 pairs 見, a part that means see, with 𦥯, a part that gives the sound; simplified 觉 is a later abbreviation.

Open 觉 →
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