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Chinese symbol for “contact”

着
zhuó
Traditional: 著
to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply

The closest CC-CEDICT match for contact is 着 (zhuó), defined as: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

着 zhuó
to make a move, to take action
radical 109 ⽬ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “contact”

WordPinyinMeaning
接点 (接點)jiē diǎn(electrical) contact
联系 (聯繫)lián xìconnection; contact
接触 (接觸)jiē chùto touch; to contact
串联 (串聯)chuàn liánto establish ties; to contact; (electricity) to connect (components) in series
切点 (切點)qiē diǎncontact (math.)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 着.

WordPinyinMeaning
随着 (隨著)suí zhealong with; in the wake of
有着 (有著)yǒu zheto have; to possess
接着 (接著)jiē zheto catch and hold on; to continue
意味着 (意味著)yì wèi zheto signify; to mean
活着 (活著)huó zhealive
穿着 (穿著)chuān zhuóattire; clothes; dress

See also: Japanese symbol for “contact”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.