Chinese symbol for “touch”
着
zháo
Traditional: 著
to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by
The closest CC-CEDICT match for touch is 着 (zháo), defined as: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “touch”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接触 (接觸) | jiē chù | to touch; to contact |
| 碰 | pèng | to touch; to meet with |
| 触及 (觸及) | chù jí | to touch (physically, one's feelings etc); to touch on (a topic) |
| 触动 (觸動) | chù dòng | to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions) |
| 触 (觸) | chù | to touch; to make contact with sth |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 着.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 随着 (隨著) | suí zhe | along with; in the wake of |
| 有着 (有著) | yǒu zhe | to have; to possess |
| 接着 (接著) | jiē zhe | to catch and hold on; to continue |
| 意味着 (意味著) | yì wèi zhe | to signify; to mean |
| 活着 (活著) | huó zhe | alive |
| 穿着 (穿著) | chuān zhuó | attire; clothes; dress |
See also: Japanese symbol for “touch”.
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.