(jiǎo)

corner; angle; horn; unit of money (10 cents)

How 角 is written

Strokes
7
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

角 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

jué
surname Jue
jiǎo
angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped

Common words using 角

主角 zhǔjué
leading role; lead
角度 jiǎodù
angle; point of view
角色 jiǎosè
persona; character in a novel
角落 jiǎoluò
nook; corner
三角 sānjiǎo
triangle
三角形 sānjiǎoxíng
triangle
三角洲 sānjiǎozhōu
delta (geography)
八角 bājiǎo
anise; star anise; aniseed
勾心鬥角 gōuxīndòujiǎo
(in palace construction) center hook and corner link; locked in constant strife (idiom)
口角 kǒujiǎo
corner of the mouth
嶄露頭角 zhǎnlùtóujiǎo
to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
旺角 wàngjiǎo
Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)

角 in a sentence

小貓躲在房間的角落裡。

Xiǎomāo duǒ zài fángjiān de jiǎoluò lǐ.

“The kitten is hiding in the corner of the room.”

How common is 角?

角 is the 735th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83.7% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 角

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