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jiǎo
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. angle
  2. 2. corner
  3. 3. horn
  4. 4. horn-shaped
  5. 5. unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)

Example Sentences

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六邊形有六個 、六條邊。
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Words Containing 角

三角铁
sān jiǎo tiě

triangle (musical instrument)

直角尺
zhí jiǎo chǐ

a set square (carpenter's tool)

五角场
wǔ jiǎo chǎng

Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University

牛角面包
niú jiǎo miàn bāo

croissant

七角形
qī jiǎo xíng

heptagon

死角
sǐ jiǎo

gap in coverage

角椅
jiǎo yǐ

chair designed to fit in corner of a room

宫商角徵羽
gōng shāng jué zhǐ yǔ

pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

黑喉毛角燕
hēi hóu máo jiǎo yàn

(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)

额角
é jiǎo

forehead

多面角
duō miàn jiǎo

solid angle

铁菱角
tiě líng jiǎo

see 鐵菱|铁菱[tiě líng]

羊角村
yáng jiǎo cūn

Giethoorn (city in the Netherlands)

黄腹角雉
huáng fù jiǎo zhì

(bird species of China) Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)

角弓反张
jiǎo gōng fǎn zhāng

opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis

直角坐标
zhí jiǎo zuò biāo

rectangular coordinates

三角恐龙
sān jiǎo kǒng lóng

triceratops (dinosaur)

独角戏
dú jiǎo xì

monodrama

唇角
chún jiǎo

corner of the mouth

等边三角形
děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

equilateral triangle

内六角圆柱头螺钉
nèi liù jiǎo yuán zhù tóu luó dīng

hexagon socket head cap screw

墨角兰
mò jiǎo lán

marjoram (Origanum majorana)

五角大楼
wǔ jiǎo dà lóu

the Pentagon

四角形
sì jiǎo xíng

square

红腹角雉
hóng fù jiǎo zhì

(bird species of China) Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)

配角
pèi jué

supporting role (in play, film etc)

角楼
jiǎo lóu

corner (between walls)

错角
cuò jiǎo

(math.) alternate angles

角斗场
jué dòu chǎng

wrestling ring

三角腹带
sān jiǎo fù dài

athletic supporter

要角
yào jiǎo

significant role

小眼角
xiǎo yǎn jiǎo

outer corner of the eye

三角板
sān jiǎo bǎn

set square

不等边三角形
bù děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

scalene triangle

角秒符号
jiǎo miǎo fú hào

double prime symbol (″) (math., linguistics etc)

岬角
jiǎ jiǎo

cape

长三角经济区
cháng sān jiǎo jīng jì qū

Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)

角头
jiǎo tóu

gang leader

多角形
duō jiǎo xíng

polygon

田中角荣
tián zhōng jiǎo róng

Tanaka Kakuei (1918-1993), Japanese politician, prime minister 1972-1974

初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo

lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent

八角街
bā jiǎo jiē

Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet, aka 八廓街[bā kuò jiē]

鸣角鸮
míng jiǎo xiāo

Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)

分角器
fēn jiǎo qì

a protractor (device to divide angles)

头角
tóu jiǎo

youngster's talent

牛不喝水难按角
niú bù hē shuǐ nán àn jiǎo

(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink

嘴角
zuǐ jiǎo

corner of the mouth

直角
zhí jiǎo

a right angle

角闪石
jiǎo shǎn shí

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

海角天涯
hǎi jiǎo tiān yá

see 天涯海角[tiān yá hǎi jiǎo]

角斗
jué dòu

to wrestle

角宿一
jiǎo xiù yī

(astronomy) Spica

弦切角
xián qiē jiǎo

chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)

三等分角
sān děng fēn jiǎo

trisection (math.)

角度
jiǎo dù

angle

角质层
jiǎo zhì céng

stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)

摔角
shuāi jiǎo

to wrestle

口角战
kǒu jiǎo zhàn

war of words

转角
zhuǎn jiǎo

bend in a street

广角
guǎng jiǎo

wide-angle

角砧
jiǎo zhēn

beck iron (corner of anvil)

顶角
dǐng jiǎo

angle at apex

三角函数
sān jiǎo hán shù

trigonometric function

边角料
biān jiǎo liào

scrap

系统角色
xì tǒng jué sè

non-playable character (in a role-playing game)

平面角
píng miàn jiǎo

plane angle

角妓
jué jì

courtesan

肯尼迪角
kěn ní dí jiǎo

Cape Kennedy, name 1963-1973 of Cape Canaveral 卡納維拉爾角|卡纳维拉尔角[kǎ nà wéi lā ěr jiǎo], Florida

四角
sì jiǎo

the four corners (of a rectangle)

三角锥
sān jiǎo zhuī

triangular pyramid (math.)

非洲之角
fēi zhōu zhī jiǎo

Horn of Africa

衍射角
yǎn shè jiǎo

angle of diffraction (physics)

一角银币
yī jiǎo yín bì

dime

反角
fǎn jué

bad guy (in a story)

直角器
zhí jiǎo qì

a set square (carpenter's tool)

角色
jué sè

role

珠三角
zhū sān jiǎo

Pearl River Delta

角落
jiǎo luò

nook; corner

哈丰角
hā fēng jiǎo

Cape Ras Hafun, Somalia, the easternmost point in Africa

五角形
wǔ jiǎo xíng

pentagon

角鸮
jiǎo xiāo

screech owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)

角锥
jiǎo zhuī

pyramid

眼角膜
yǎn jiǎo mó

cornea

余角
yú jiǎo

complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)

捧角
pěng jué

to praise an actor

三角凳
sān jiǎo dèng

three-legged stool

广角镜
guǎng jiǎo jìng

wide-angle lens

三角座
sān jiǎo zuò

Triangulum (constellation)

总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo

childhood friend (idiom)

量角器
liáng jiǎo qì

protractor

倾角
qīng jiǎo

dip

黑头角雉
hēi tóu jiǎo zhì

(bird species of China) western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)

塘角鱼
táng jiǎo yú

Hong Kong catfish (Clarias fuscus)

三角形
sān jiǎo xíng

triangle

眉角
méi jiǎo

outer tip of the eyebrow

内眼角
nèi yǎn jiǎo

inner corner of the eye

角门
jiǎo mén

corner gate

夹角
jiā jiǎo

angle (between two intersecting lines)

书角
shū jiǎo

corner of a page

三角巾
sān jiǎo jīn

sling (for a wounded arm)

抚远三角洲
fǔ yuǎn sān jiǎo zhōu

Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk

优角
yōu jiǎo

reflex angle

角钉
jiǎo dīng

corner bracket (for securing the corner of a picture frame etc)

伊洛瓦底三角洲
yī luò wǎ dǐ sān jiǎo zhōu

Irrawaddy Delta in south Myanmar (Burma)

三角恋爱
sān jiǎo liàn ài

love triangle

沙头角
shā tóu jiǎo

Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)

锐角
ruì jiǎo

acute angle

距角
jù jiǎo

elongation (astronomy)

缺角
quē jiǎo

(of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing

斜角
xié jiǎo

bevel angle

名角
míng jué

famous actor

西领角鸮
xī lǐng jiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) collared scops owl (Otus lettia)

角抵
jué dǐ

wrestling

旋转角
xuán zhuǎn jiǎo

angle of rotation

玩家角色
wán jiā jué sè

player character (in a role-playing game)

正角
zhèng jiǎo

positive angle

卡纳维尔角
kǎ nà wéi ěr jiǎo

Cape Canaveral, Florida

麟角凤觜
lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ

lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)

牛角
niú jiǎo

cow horn

四角号码
sì jiǎo hào mǎ

four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)

保角
bǎo jiǎo

(math.) angle-preserving

佛得角
fó dé jiǎo

Cape Verde

角动量
jiǎo dòng liàng

angular momentum

弯角
wān jiǎo

corner

旦角
dàn jué

dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)

相亲角
xiāng qīn jiǎo

\matchmaking corner\, a gathering in a park for parents who seek marriage partners for their adult children by connecting with other parents who put up posters displaying their unmarried child's details

吃角子老虎
chī jiǎo zi lǎo hǔ

slot machine

南三角座
nán sān jiǎo zuò

Triangulum Australe (constellation)

纵纹角鸮
zòng wén jiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)

泛珠江三角
fàn zhū jiāng sān jiǎo

the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)

边角案例
biān jiǎo àn lì

(engineering) corner case

补角
bǔ jiǎo

supplementary angle

泛珠三角
fàn zhū sān jiǎo

Pan-Pearl River delta

墙角
qiáng jiǎo

corner (junction of two walls)

角票
jiǎo piào

banknote in Jiao units (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)

红胸角雉
hóng xiōng jiǎo zhì

(bird species of China) satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra)

湄公河三角洲
méi gōng hé sān jiǎo zhōu

Mekong River Delta

旺角
wàng jiǎo

Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)

冰山一角
bīng shān yī jiǎo

tip of the iceberg

十二角形
shí èr jiǎo xíng

dodecagon

转弯抹角
zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo

see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guǎi wān mò jiǎo]

棱角
léng jiǎo

edge and corner

双角犀
shuāng jiǎo xī

two-horned rhinoceros

角膜
jiǎo mó

cornea

拐角
guǎi jiǎo

to turn a corner

多角体
duō jiǎo tǐ

polyhedron

六角螺帽
liù jiǎo luó mào

hexagonal nut

三角裤衩
sān jiǎo kù chǎ

briefs

八角枫
bā jiǎo fēng

alangium

赫氏角鹰
hè shì jué yīng

see 鷹鵰|鹰雕[yīng diāo]

扭角羚
niǔ jiǎo líng

takin (Budorcas taxicolor)

角龙
jiǎo lóng

ceratopsian

角斗士
jiǎo dòu shì

gladiator

十角形
shí jiǎo xíng

decagon

有棱有角
yǒu léng yǒu jiǎo

(of a shape) sharp and clearcut

角质
jiǎo zhì

cutin

对角线
duì jiǎo xiàn

(geometry) a diagonal

挖角
wā jué

to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)

三角龙
sān jiǎo lóng

triceratops

方位角
fāng wèi jiǎo

azimuth

外眼角
wài yǎn jiǎo

outer corner of the eye

偏转角
piān zhuǎn jiǎo

angle of drift (navigation)

五角星
wǔ jiǎo xīng

pentagram

三角柱体
sān jiǎo zhù tǐ

triangular prism (math.)

三角学
sān jiǎo xué

trigonometry

牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū

lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)

三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu

delta (geography)

海角
hǎi jiǎo

cape

相角
xiàng jiǎo

phase angle

皂角
zào jiǎo

Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)

八角茴香
bā jiǎo huí xiāng

Chinese anise

三角肌
sān jiǎo jī

deltoid muscle (over the shoulder)

八角床
bā jiǎo chuáng

traditional-style canopy bed

保角对应
bǎo jiǎo duì yìng

(math.) distance-preserving correspondence

对顶角
duì dǐng jiǎo

angle to the vertical

角膜炎
jiǎo mó yán

keratitis (inflammation of the cornea)

三貂角
sān diāo jiǎo

Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island

头角峥嵘
tóu jiǎo zhēng róng

promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts

角嘴海雀
jiǎo zuǐ hǎi què

(bird species of China) rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)

角力
jué lì

wrestling

反角
fǎn jiǎo

reflex angle

光化性角化病
guāng huà xìng jiǎo huà bìng

(medicine) actinic keratosis, aka solar keratosis

犄角旮旯
jī jiǎo gā lá

corner

眼角
yǎn jiǎo

outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus

直角三角形
zhí jiǎo sān jiǎo xíng

right-angled triangle

百慕大三角
bǎi mù dà sān jiǎo

Bermuda Triangle

视角
shì jiǎo

angle from which one observes an object

角球
jiǎo qiú

corner kick (in soccer)

榄角
lǎn jiǎo

black olive (Canarium tramdenum)

三角法
sān jiǎo fǎ

trigonometry (math.)

双角犀鸟
shuāng jiǎo xī niǎo

(bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

拐角处
guǎi jiǎo chù

street corner

触角
chù jiǎo

antenna

丑角
chǒu jué

clown role in opera

犄角
jī jiǎo

horn

性别角色
xìng bié jué sè

gender role

口角
kǒu jiǎo

corner of the mouth

三角债
sān jiǎo zhài

triangular debt

角百灵
jiǎo bǎi líng

(bird species of China) horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)

立体角
lì tǐ jiǎo

solid angle

戍角
shù jiǎo

garrison trumpet call

牛角椒
niú jiǎo jiāo

Cayenne pepper

四角裤
sì jiǎo kù

boxer shorts

八角
bā jiǎo

anise

勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo

to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)

豆角
dòu jiǎo

string bean

鹿角
lù jiǎo

antler

崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo

to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant

角朊
jiǎo ruǎn

keratin

五角
wǔ jiǎo

pentagon

干煸豆角
gān biān dòu jiǎo

green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish

口角
kǒu jué

altercation; wrangle; angry argument

角马
jiǎo mǎ

gnu

普通角闪石
pǔ tōng jiǎo shǎn shí

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

总角之好
zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo

childhood friend (idiom)

菱角
líng jiao

water caltrop (Trapa species), aquatic plant with edible seeds

三角
sān jiǎo

triangle

交角
jiāo jiǎo

(math.) angle of intersection

三角裤
sān jiǎo kù

briefs

等腰三角形
děng yāo sān jiǎo xíng

isosceles triangle

凤毛麟角
fèng máo lín jiǎo

lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)

衣角
yī jiǎo

corner of the lower hem of a jacket etc

羊角豆
yáng jiǎo dòu

okra (Hibiscus esculentus)

帕斯卡三角形
pà sī kǎ sān jiǎo xíng

Pascal's Triangle (math.)

六角星
liù jiǎo xīng

six-pointed star

三角测量法
sān jiǎo cè liáng fǎ

triangulation (surveying)

红角鸮
hóng jiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) oriental scops owl (Otus sunia)

角质素
jiǎo zhì sù

keratin

角频率
jiǎo pín lǜ

angular frequency

好望角
hǎo wàng jiǎo

Cape of Good Hope

牛角包
niú jiǎo bāo

croissant

灰腹角雉
huī fù jiǎo zhì

(bird species of China) Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii)

角回
jiǎo huí

angular gyrus (convolution of the brain)

内六角扳手
nèi liù jiǎo bān shǒu

Allen key

大眼角
dà yǎn jiǎo

inner corner of the eye

角蛋白
jiǎo dàn bái

keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)

角标
jiǎo biāo

superscript

广角镜头
guǎng jiǎo jìng tóu

wide angle camera shot

富贵角
fù guì jiǎo

Cape Fukuei, the northernmost point of Taiwan Island

角色扮演游戏
jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xì

role-playing game (RPG)

六角
liù jiǎo

hexagon

天涯海角
tiān yá hǎi jiǎo

Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞|三亚[sān yà], Hainan

角口
jiǎo kǒu

to quarrel

丫角
yā jiǎo

traditional hairstyle for children, with two pointy braids, giving it a horn-like appearance

角磨机
jiǎo mó jī

angle grinder

大角星
dà jiǎo xīng

Arcturus (brightest star in the constellation Boötes 牧伕座|牧夫座[mù fū zuò])

长江三角洲
cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu

Yangtze River Delta

羊角面包
yáng jiǎo miàn bāo

croissant

钝角
dùn jiǎo

obtuse angle

替角
tì jué

(theater) understudy

钻牛角
zuān niú jiǎo

lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem

独角兽
dú jiǎo shòu

unicorn

主角
zhǔ jué

leading role; lead

角弓
jiǎo gōng

bow decorated with animal horns

卡纳维拉尔角
kǎ nà wéi lā ěr jiǎo

Cape Canaveral, Florida, home of Kennedy space center 肯尼迪航天中心[kěn ní dí háng tiān zhōng xīn]

角铁
jiǎo tiě

angle iron

珠江三角洲
zhū jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu

Pearl River Delta (PRD)

长江三角洲经济区
cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu jīng jì qū

Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)

旋转角速度
xuán zhuǎn jiǎo sù dù

rotational angular velocity

六角括号
liù jiǎo kuò hào

tortoise shell brackets 〔〕

前房角
qián fáng jiǎo

anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye)

角逐
jué zhú

to tussle

角分符号
jiǎo fēn fú hào

prime symbol (′) (math., linguistics etc)

北角
běi jiǎo

North Point district of Hong Kong

折角
zhé jiǎo

to dog-ear

角子
jiǎo zi

one Jiao coin (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)

角化病
jiǎo huà bìng

(medicine) keratosis

对角
duì jiǎo

opposite angle

英语角
yīng yǔ jiǎo

English corner

不规则三角形
bù guī zé sān jiǎo xíng

scalene triangle (math.)

正角
zhèng jué

good guy (in a story)

西红角鸮
xī hóng jiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

偏角
piān jiǎo

angle of drift (navigation)

琉球角鸮
liú qiú jiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans)

八角形
bā jiǎo xíng

octagon

六角形
liù jiǎo xíng

hexagon

号角
hào jiǎo

bugle horn

羊角包
yáng jiǎo bāo

croissant

四角柱体
sì jiǎo zhù tǐ

cuboid

张角
zhāng jué

Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han

黄嘴角鸮
huáng zuǐ jiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus)

地角天涯
dì jiǎo tiān yá

The ends of the earth

长角羊
cháng jiǎo yáng

Tibetan long horned antelope

外错角
wài cuò jiǎo

(math.) alternate exterior angles

角柱体
jiǎo zhù tǐ

prism (math.)

极角
jí jiǎo

polar angle

三角关系
sān jiǎo guān xì

triangle relationship; (esp.) a love triangle

角䴙䴘
jiǎo pì tī

(bird species of China) horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)

鬓角
bìn jiǎo

sideburns

角速度
jiǎo sù dù

angular velocity

羊角风
yáng jiǎo fēng

epilepsy

麦角
mài jiǎo

ergot

独角鲸
dú jiǎo jīng

narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

领角鸮
lǐng jiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) Japanese scops owl (Otus semitorques)

羊角芹
yáng jiǎo qín

ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria)

钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān

lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem

角尺
jiǎo chǐ

set square (tool to measure right angles)

角膜接触镜
jiǎo mó jiē chù jìng

contact lens

拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo

lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)

边角科
biān jiǎo kē

leftover bits and pieces (of industrial, material)

角规
jiǎo guī

angle gauge

角曲尺
jiǎo qū chǐ

miter square (tool to measure angles)