jiǎo

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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)

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六邊形有六個 、六條邊。
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Words Containing 角

三角
sān jiǎo

triangle

主角
zhǔ jué

leading role; lead

棱角
léng jiǎo

edge and corner

视角
shì jiǎo

angle from which one observes an object

角度
jiǎo dù

angle

角色
jué sè

role

角落
jiǎo luò

nook; corner

角逐
jué zhú

to tussle

一角银币
yī jiǎo yín bì

dime

七角形
qī jiǎo xíng

heptagon

三角函数
sān jiǎo hán shù

trigonometric function

三等分角
sān děng fēn jiǎo

trisection (math.)

三角凳
sān jiǎo dèng

three-legged stool

三角学
sān jiǎo xué

trigonometry

三角债
sān jiǎo zhài

triangular debt

三角腹带
sān jiǎo fù dài

athletic supporter

三角恋爱
sān jiǎo liàn ài

love triangle

三角柱体
sān jiǎo zhù tǐ

triangular prism (math.)

三角座
sān jiǎo zuò

Triangulum (constellation)

三角法
sān jiǎo fǎ

trigonometry (math.)

三角裤衩
sān jiǎo kù chǎ

briefs

三角测量法
sān jiǎo cè liáng fǎ

triangulation (surveying)

三角铁
sān jiǎo tiě

triangle (musical instrument)

三貂角
sān diāo jiǎo

Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island

三角关系
sān jiǎo guān xì

triangle relationship; (esp.) a love triangle

三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu

delta (geography)

三角形
sān jiǎo xíng

triangle

三角恐龙
sān jiǎo kǒng lóng

triceratops (dinosaur)

三角裤
sān jiǎo kù

briefs

三角锥
sān jiǎo zhuī

triangular pyramid (math.)

三角肌
sān jiǎo jī

deltoid muscle (over the shoulder)

三角巾
sān jiǎo jīn

sling (for a wounded arm)

三角龙
sān jiǎo lóng

triceratops

三角板
sān jiǎo bǎn

set square

不等边三角形
bù děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

scalene triangle

不规则三角形
bù guī zé sān jiǎo xíng

scalene triangle (math.)

丑角
chǒu jué

clown role in opera

丫角
yā jiǎo

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

干煸豆角
gān biān dòu jiǎo

green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish

五角
wǔ jiǎo

pentagon

五角场
wǔ jiǎo chǎng

Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University

五角大楼
wǔ jiǎo dà lóu

the Pentagon

五角形
wǔ jiǎo xíng

pentagon

五角星
wǔ jiǎo xīng

pentagram

交角
jiāo jiǎo

(math.) angle of intersection

伊洛瓦底三角洲
yī luò wǎ dǐ sān jiǎo zhōu

Irrawaddy Delta in south Myanmar (Burma)

佛得角
fó dé jiǎo

Cape Verde

保角
bǎo jiǎo

(math.) angle-preserving

保角对应
bǎo jiǎo duì yìng

(math.) distance-preserving correspondence

偏角
piān jiǎo

angle of drift (navigation)

偏转角
piān zhuǎn jiǎo

angle of drift (navigation)

倾角
qīng jiǎo

dip

优角
yōu jiǎo

reflex angle

光化性角化病
guāng huà xìng jiǎo huà bìng

(medicine) actinic keratosis, aka solar keratosis

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

hexagon socket head cap screw

内六角扳手
nèi liù jiǎo bān shǒu

Allen key

内眼角
nèi yǎn jiǎo

inner corner of the eye

八角
bā jiǎo

anise

八角床
bā jiǎo chuáng

traditional-style canopy bed

八角形
bā jiǎo xíng

octagon

八角枫
bā jiǎo fēng

alangium

八角茴香
bā jiǎo huí xiāng

Chinese anise

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]

六角
liù jiǎo

hexagon

六角形
liù jiǎo xíng

hexagon

六角括号
liù jiǎo kuò hào

tortoise shell brackets 〔〕

六角星
liù jiǎo xīng

six-pointed star

六角螺帽
liù jiǎo luó mào

hexagonal nut

冰山一角
bīng shān yī jiǎo

tip of the iceberg

分角器
fēn jiǎo qì

a protractor (device to divide angles)

初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo

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

前房角
qián fáng jiǎo

anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye)

勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo

to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)

北角
běi jiǎo

North Point district of Hong Kong

十二角形
shí èr jiǎo xíng

dodecagon

十角形
shí jiǎo xíng

decagon

南三角座
nán sān jiǎo zuò

Triangulum Australe (constellation)

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]

卡纳维尔角
kǎ nà wéi ěr jiǎo

Cape Canaveral, Florida

反角
fǎn jiǎo

reflex angle

反角
fǎn jué

bad guy (in a story)

口角
kǒu jiǎo

corner of the mouth

口角
kǒu jué

altercation; wrangle; angry argument

口角战
kǒu jiǎo zhàn

war of words

吃角子老虎
chī jiǎo zi lǎo hǔ

slot machine

名角
míng jué

famous actor

哈丰角
hā fēng jiǎo

Cape Ras Hafun, Somalia, the easternmost point in Africa

唇角
chún jiǎo

corner of the mouth

嘴角
zuǐ jiǎo

corner of the mouth

四角
sì jiǎo

the four corners (of a rectangle)

四角形
sì jiǎo xíng

square

四角柱体
sì jiǎo zhù tǐ

cuboid

四角号码
sì jiǎo hào mǎ

four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)

四角裤
sì jiǎo kù

boxer shorts

地角天涯
dì jiǎo tiān yá

The ends of the earth

塘角鱼
táng jiǎo yú

Hong Kong catfish (Clarias fuscus)

墨角兰
mò jiǎo lán

marjoram (Origanum majorana)

外眼角
wài yǎn jiǎo

outer corner of the eye

外错角
wài cuò jiǎo

(math.) alternate exterior angles

多角形
duō jiǎo xíng

polygon

多角体
duō jiǎo tǐ

polyhedron

多面角
duō miàn jiǎo

solid angle

大眼角
dà yǎn jiǎo

inner corner of the eye

大角星
dà jiǎo xīng

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

天涯海角
tiān yá hǎi jiǎo

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

夹角
jiā jiǎo

angle (between two intersecting lines)

好望角
hǎo wàng jiǎo

Cape of Good Hope

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

富贵角
fù guì jiǎo

Cape Fukuei, the northernmost point of Taiwan Island

对角
duì jiǎo

opposite angle

对角线
duì jiǎo xiàn

(geometry) a diagonal

对顶角
duì dǐng jiǎo

angle to the vertical

小眼角
xiǎo yǎn jiǎo

outer corner of the eye

岬角
jiǎ jiǎo

cape

崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo

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

帕斯卡三角形
pà sī kǎ sān jiǎo xíng

Pascal's Triangle (math.)

平面角
píng miàn jiǎo

plane angle

广角
guǎng jiǎo

wide-angle

广角镜
guǎng jiǎo jìng

wide-angle lens

广角镜头
guǎng jiǎo jìng tóu

wide angle camera shot

弦切角
xián qiē jiǎo

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

张角
zhāng jué

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

弯角
wān jiǎo

corner

性别角色
xìng bié jué sè

gender role

戍角
shù jiǎo

garrison trumpet call

扭角羚
niǔ jiǎo líng

takin (Budorcas taxicolor)

折角
zhé jiǎo

to dog-ear

拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo

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

拐角
guǎi jiǎo

to turn a corner

拐角处
guǎi jiǎo chù

street corner

挖角
wā jué

to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)

捧角
pěng jué

to praise an actor

摔角
shuāi jiǎo

to wrestle

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

斜角
xié jiǎo

bevel angle

方位角
fāng wèi jiǎo

azimuth

旋转角
xuán zhuǎn jiǎo

angle of rotation

旋转角速度
xuán zhuǎn jiǎo sù dù

rotational angular velocity

旦角
dàn jué

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

旺角
wàng jiǎo

Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)

普通角闪石
pǔ tōng jiǎo shǎn shí

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

书角
shū jiǎo

corner of a page

替角
tì jué

(theater) understudy

有棱有角
yǒu léng yǒu jiǎo

(of a shape) sharp and clearcut

极角
jí jiǎo

polar angle

榄角
lǎn jiǎo

black olive (Canarium tramdenum)

正角
zhèng jiǎo

positive angle

正角
zhèng jué

good guy (in a story)

死角
sǐ jiǎo

gap in coverage

沙头角
shā tóu jiǎo

Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)

泛珠三角
fàn zhū sān jiǎo

Pan-Pearl River delta

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)

海角
hǎi jiǎo

cape

海角天涯
hǎi jiǎo tiān yá

see 天涯海角[tiān yá hǎi jiǎo]

湄公河三角洲
méi gōng hé sān jiǎo zhōu

Mekong River Delta

灰腹角雉
huī fù jiǎo zhì

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

墙角
qiáng jiǎo

corner (junction of two walls)

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

牛角
niú jiǎo

cow horn

牛角包
niú jiǎo bāo

croissant

牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū

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

牛角椒
niú jiǎo jiāo

Cayenne pepper

牛角面包
niú jiǎo miàn bāo

croissant

犄角
jī jiǎo

horn

犄角旮旯
jī jiǎo gā lá

corner

独角戏
dú jiǎo xì

monodrama

独角兽
dú jiǎo shòu

unicorn

独角鲸
dú jiǎo jīng

narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

玩家角色
wán jiā jué sè

player character (in a role-playing game)

珠三角
zhū sān jiǎo

Pearl River Delta

珠江三角洲
zhū jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu

Pearl River Delta (PRD)

琉球角鸮
liú qiú jiǎo xiāo

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

田中角荣
tián zhōng jiǎo róng

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

百慕大三角
bǎi mù dà sān jiǎo

Bermuda Triangle

皂角
zào jiǎo

Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)

直角
zhí jiǎo

a right angle

直角三角形
zhí jiǎo sān jiǎo xíng

right-angled triangle

直角器
zhí jiǎo qì

a set square (carpenter's tool)

直角尺
zhí jiǎo chǐ

a set square (carpenter's tool)

直角坐标
zhí jiǎo zuò biāo

rectangular coordinates

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

相角
xiàng jiǎo

phase angle

眉角
méi jiǎo

outer tip of the eyebrow

眼角
yǎn jiǎo

outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus

眼角膜
yǎn jiǎo mó

cornea

立体角
lì tǐ jiǎo

solid angle

等腰三角形
děng yāo sān jiǎo xíng

isosceles triangle

等边三角形
děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

equilateral triangle

系统角色
xì tǒng jué sè

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

红胸角雉
hóng xiōng jiǎo zhì

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

红腹角雉
hóng fù jiǎo zhì

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

红角鸮
hóng jiǎo xiāo

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

纵纹角鸮
zòng wén jiǎo xiāo

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

总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo

childhood friend (idiom)

总角之好
zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo

childhood friend (idiom)

缺角
quē jiǎo

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

羊角包
yáng jiǎo bāo

croissant

羊角村
yáng jiǎo cūn

Giethoorn (city in the Netherlands)

羊角芹
yáng jiǎo qín

ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria)

羊角豆
yáng jiǎo dòu

okra (Hibiscus esculentus)