角 jiǎo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 角 — angle, corner
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
角落
jiǎoluò
corner
Characters in this word
落 luò
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 洛 a river in the Shanxi province
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 会议室的角落放着一台旧打印机，已经很少有人使用。 Huìyìshì de jiǎoluò fàngzhe yì tái jiù dǎyìnjī, yǐjīng hěn shǎo yǒu rén shǐyòng. There is an old printer in the corner of the meeting room, and very few people use it now.
- 小猫躲在沙发的角落里睡着了。 Xiǎo māo duǒ zài shāfā de jiǎoluò lǐ shuìzháo le. The kitten hid in the corner of the sofa and fell asleep.
- 这家小店在城市的一个安静角落里，很少有人知道。 Zhè jiā xiǎo diàn zài chéngshì de yí ge ānjìng jiǎoluò lǐ, hěn shǎo yǒu rén zhīdào. This little shop is in a quiet corner of the city, and few people know about it.
Related words
- 角 jiǎo corner; horn
- 角度 jiǎodù angle; point of view
- 角色 juésè role; character
- 主角 zhǔjué leading role, protagonist
- 冰山一角 bīngshānyìjiǎo tip of the iceberg
- 凤毛麟角 fèngmáolínjiǎo rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns; extremely rare
- 角逐 juézhú to compete; to contend
- 棱角 léngjiǎo edges and corners; sharpness of character
- 配角 pèijué supporting role; secondary character
- 三角 sānjiǎo triangle; triangular
- 视角 shìjiǎo perspective; angle of view
- 落后 luòhòu to fall behind