角
jiǎo
HSK level: HSK 3
Meaning
angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)
Measure word: 个
Other reading: jué
role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale
Other reading: Jué
surname Jue
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Characters
Examples
他站在街角。
tā zhàn zài jiē jiǎo。
He was standing at the street corner.
正方形有四个角。
zhèng fāng xíng yǒu sì gè jiǎo。
A square has four angles.
下一个街角左转。
xià yī ge jiē jiǎo zuǒ zhuǎn。
Turn left at the next corner.
Words with this character
角色 jué sè role角度 jiǎo dù angle主角 zhǔ jué leading role角落 jiǎo luò corner三角 sān jiǎo triangle角逐 jué zhú to tussle视角 shì jiǎo angle from which one observes an object棱角 léng jiǎo edge and corner拐角 guǎi jiǎo to turn a corner直角 zhí jiǎo a right angle转角 zhuǎn jiǎo bend in a street女主角 nǚ zhǔ jué female lead北角 Běi Jiǎo North Point district of Hong Kong旺角 Wàng Jiǎo Mong Kok张角 Zhāng Jué Zhang Jue, leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han八角 bā jiǎo anise保角 bǎo jiǎo angle-preserving边角 biān jiǎo edges and corners鬓角 bìn jiǎo sideburns补角 bǔ jiǎo supplementary angle丑角 chǒu jué clown role in opera触角 chù jiǎo antenna唇角 chún jiǎo corner of the mouth