Chinese symbol for “corner”
角落
jiǎo luò
corner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
The closest CC-CEDICT match for corner is 角落 (jiǎo luò), defined as: corner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook.
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
Other Chinese words for “corner”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 墙角 (牆角) | qiáng jiǎo | corner (junction of two walls) |
| 隅 | yú | corner |
| 角楼 (角樓) | jiǎo lóu | corner (between walls) |
| 陬 | zōu | corner; foot of mountain |
| 弯角 (彎角) | wān jiǎo | corner; bend |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 角落.
| 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 |
| 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)) |
| 落实 (落實) | luò shí | practical; workable |
| 部落 | bù luò | tribe |
| 落后 (落後) | luò hòu | to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “corner”.
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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