角 (jiǎo)
corner; angle; horn; unit of money (10 cents)
How 角 is written
- Strokes
- 7
- Traditional
- 角
- Simplified
- 角 (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.
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