jiǎo

horn; angle, corner; point

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DEFINITIONS

角 jiǎo
  • angle
  • corner
  • horn
  • horn-shaped
  • unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)
  • CL:個|个[ge4]
角 jué
  • surname Jue
  • role (theater)
  • to compete
  • ancient three legged wine vessel
  • third note of pentatonic scale

STROKES

WORDS

zuǐ jiǎo corner of the mouth
膜 jiǎo mó cornea
yǎn jiǎo outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus
斗 jué dòu to wrestle
sǐ jiǎo gap in coverage; gap in protection or defenses; neglected or overlooked area; dead end
léng jiǎo edge and corner; protrusion; sharpness (of a protrusion); craggy; ridge corner
钻牛尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs
崭露头 zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
bìn jiǎo sideburns; temples; hair on the temples
勾心斗 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo to fight and scheme against each other (idiom); (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
zhí jiǎo a right angle
jī jiǎo horn
质 jiǎo zhì cutin; keratin
mài jiǎo ergot
裤 sān jiǎo kù briefs; panties
dòu jiǎo string bean; snap bean; green bean
膜 yǎn jiǎo mó cornea
tóu jiǎo youngster's talent; brilliance of youth
好望 hǎo wàng jiǎo Cape of Good Hope
球 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer); free strike in hockey
chǒu jué clown role in opera; clown; buffoon
广 guǎng jiǎo wide-angle; panoramic; fig. wide perspective; panorama
佛得 fó dé jiǎo Cape Verde
duì jiǎo opposite angle
线 duì jiǎo xiàn (geometry) a diagonal