Chinese symbol for “triangle”
三角
sān jiǎo
triangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角学 (sān jiǎo xué))
The closest CC-CEDICT match for triangle is 三角 (sān jiǎo), defined as: triangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角学 (sān jiǎo xué)).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “triangle”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三角形 | sān jiǎo xíng | triangle |
| 三角铁 (三角鐵) | sān jiǎo tiě | triangle (musical instrument); angle iron |
| 三边形 (三邊形) | sān biān xíng | triangle |
| 三角板 | sān jiǎo bǎn | set square; triangle (for drawing right angles) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 三角.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三星 | sān xīng | three major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 (Shēn xiù) Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion |
| 三次 | sān cì | third; three times |
| 三级 (三級) | sān jí | grade 3; third class |
| 十三 | shí sān | thirteen; 13 |
| 三分 | sān fēn | somewhat; to some degree |
| 第三方 | dì sān fāng | third party |
| 角色 | jué sè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle; (fig.) point of view |
See also: Japanese symbol for “triangle”.
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