Meaning
angle; horn; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note; angle; horn
Chinese: 角、犄角;也指角度、角落。读 jiǎo。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 角 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 角度jiǎo dùangle; (fig.) point of view
- 角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc)
- 主角zhǔ juéleading role; lead; protagonist
- 角落jiǎo luòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
- 三角sān jiǎotriangle; (math.) trigonometry
Example Sentence
桌子的角有点儿尖。Zhuō zi de jiǎo yǒu diǎnr jiān.The corner of the table is a bit sharp.
桌子zhuō zitable的deof角jiǎoangle有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly尖jiānpointed。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of an animal’s horn, showing its ridged surface. It means ‘horn’ and, by extension, ‘corner / angle’.
A way to remember it
A ridged horn tapering to a point.
Easy to confuse with
- 用‘Use’: the lower part of 角 looks like 用, but 角 adds the horn’s tip and ridges on top.