角

jiǎo

angle; corner; horn

measure word HSK 3.0 · Band 3

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Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

角

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

角
  • 角度jiǎodùangleB5
  • 角色juésèroleB5
  • 角落jiǎoluòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc)B6
  • 主角zhǔjuéleading roleB6
  • 冰山一角bīngshān-yìjiǎotip of the icebergB7
  • 凤毛麟角fèngmáo-línjiǎolit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicoB7
  • 角逐juézhúto tussleB7

See it in sentences

这个本子五角钱。

This notebook is five jiao.

这个西瓜两元五角。

This watermelon is two yuan five.