角 — Chinese character
角
jiǎo
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
- Pinyin
- jiǎo
- Radical
- 148 ⾓ (Horn)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 用
- Formation
- pictographic — A rhinoceros or other animal horn
- Japanese
- 角 as a kanji
Common words with 角
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 角色 | jué sè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle; (fig.) point of view |
| 主角 | zhǔ jué | leading role; lead; protagonist |
| 角落 | jiǎo luò | corner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook |
| 视角 (視角) | shì jiǎo | angle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference |
| 三角 | sān jiǎo | triangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角学 (sān jiǎo xué)) |
| 女主角 | nǚ zhǔ jué | female lead; female protagonist |
| 角逐 | jué zhú | to tussle; to contend |
| 三角洲 | sān jiǎo zhōu | delta (geography) |
| 男主角 | nán zhǔ jué | male lead; male protagonist |
| 三角形 | sān jiǎo xíng | triangle |
| 号角 (號角) | hào jiǎo | bugle horn |
English words written with 角
角 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 1 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 3 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 50
- Analects 6.4
- Art of War 6.24
- Hexagram 34
- Hexagram 35
- Hexagram 44
- Mencius 1B.4
- Mencius 7B.4
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