角

jiǎo

HSK 23 readings

“Angle” in Chinese is 角 (jiǎo).

Other characters with the syllable jiao: see all 25 →

Meaning

angle
corner
horn

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horn-shaped
unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)
role (theater)
to compete
ancient three legged wine vessel
third note of pentatonic scale
surname Jue

Example

当我们想到男女在社会中的传统角色时，我们认为丈夫养家，妻子照顾孩子和家庭。

When we think of the traditional roles of men and women in society, we think of husbands supporting the family, and wives taking care of the house and children.

From 角色 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

jiǎoangle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)
juésurname Jue / role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 角

角度jiǎodùangleHSK 2 角色juésèrole; part (in a play or movie etc)HSK 4 主角zhǔjuéleading role; leadHSK 6 角落jiǎoluòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc)HSK 7-9 角逐juézhúto tussleHSK 7-9 棱角léngjiǎoedge and cornerHSK 7-9 三角sānjiǎotriangleHSK 7-9 视角shìjiǎoangle from which one observes an objectHSK 7-9

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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