感触
gǎnchù · HSK 7
feeling
💭 感 = feel/sense + 触 = touch/contact = feelings stirred by contact
感 carries 心 (heart) under 咸, marking emotion; 触 pairs 角 (horn) with 蜀, the act of touching or making contact. Together: the feelings or impressions that arise when something touches you — literally or figuratively.
感 — heart 心 + 咸 (xián, phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The heart radical 心 at the bottom carries the meaning of feeling or emotion, while 咸 supplies the sound. Together 感 conveys being moved in the heart, hence 'to feel,' 'sense,' or 'be affected by' something.