触角 meaning in English

chùjiǎo

antenna; feeler (esp. of arthropods)

Traditional 觸角20 strokes

Meaning of 触角

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chùjiǎo
  1. antenna; feeler (esp. of arthropods)

触角 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè只zhǐ蜗wō牛niú将jiāng触chù角jiǎo缩suō了le回huí去qù。
The snail draws in its feelers.
蜗wō牛niú把bǎ触chù角jiǎo缩suō了le回huí去qù。
The snail drew in its feelers.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

触 chù · to butt · 13 strokes

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角 jiǎo · angle · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 触角.

角度jiǎodùangle; (fig.) point of view
角色juésèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
接触jiēchùto touch; to contact
主角zhǔjuéleading role; lead; protagonist
角落jiǎoluòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
触摸chùmōto touch
三角sānjiǎotriangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角學|三角学[san1 jiao3 xue2])
触动chùdòngto touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions)
触犯chùfànto violate; to offend
视角shìjiǎoangle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference
角逐juézhúto tussle; to contend
感触gǎnchùone's thoughts and feelings; emotional stirring

Questions about 触角

What does 触角 mean?

触角 (chùjiǎo) means "antenna; feeler (esp. of arthropods)".

How do you write 触角?

触角 is made of 2 characters: 触 (13 strokes), 角 (7 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

How is 触角 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 触角 is written 觸角.