角 (jué, jiǎo) — Chinese Character

角

jué, jiǎo

horn; angle; corner; jiao (unit of money, 0.1 yuan); (jué) role; part; character; actor; to compete; to contend

Radical: 角 HSK 2 n, q, g pictographic

Components & Etymology

角 decomposes into the following components:

⺈用

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 角.

三角

sān jiǎo

triangle

丑角

chǒu jué

clown role in opera

丫角

yā jiǎo

主角

zhǔ jué

leading role

书角

shū jiǎo

corner of a page

五角

wǔ jiǎo

pentagon

交角

jiāo jiǎo

angle of intersection

仰角

yǎng jiǎo

优角

yōu jiǎo

余角

yú jiǎo

complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)

保角

bǎo jiǎo

(math.) angle-preserving

俯角

fǔ jiǎo

Characters that share the radical 角.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.