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角

jiǎo · jiao/jué · jue/Jué · jue

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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jiǎo 角

  1. angle
  2. corner
  3. horn
  4. horn-shaped
  5. unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)
  6. CL:個 / 个 (gè)

jué 角

  1. role (theater)
  2. to compete
  3. ancient three legged wine vessel
  4. third note of pentatonic scale

Jué 角

  1. surname Jue

In a sentence

2 examples
01

三(sān)角(jiǎo)形(xíng)有(yǒu)三(sān)个(gè)角(jiǎo)，而(ér)六(liù)边(biān)形(xíng)有(yǒu)六(liù)个(gè)角(jiǎo)

A triangle has 3 corners, and a hexagon has 6 corners.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xujie8410 · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)到(dào)这(zhè)儿(r)拐(guǎi)弯(wān)角(jiǎo)上(shàng)去(qù)坐(zuò)地(dì)铁(tiě)。

Turn here to get on the subway.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by Mouseneb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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