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Chinese symbol for “angle”

角度
jiǎo dù
angle; (fig.) point of view

The closest CC-CEDICT match for angle is 角度 (jiǎo dù), defined as: angle; (fig.) point of view.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

角 jiǎo
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
radical 148 ⾓ · 7 strokes
度 dù
degree, system; manner; to consider
radical 53 ⼴ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “angle”

WordPinyinMeaning
角jiǎoangle; corner
夹角 (夾角)jiā jiǎoangle (between two intersecting lines)
钓鱼 (釣魚)diào yúto fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap
钓 (釣)diàoto fish with a hook and line; to angle
对顶角 (對頂角)duì dǐng jiǎoangle to the vertical; angle (between two lines or two planes)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 角度.

WordPinyinMeaning
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
主角zhǔ juéleading role; lead; protagonist
角落jiǎo luòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
视角 (視角)shì jiǎoangle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference
三角sān jiǎotriangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角学 (sān jiǎo xué))
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent
态度 (態度)tài dumanner; bearing

See also: Japanese symbol for “angle”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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