Word

角 (jiǎo) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

Meaning of 角

量 liàng measure word

jiao (unit of currency, 1/10 yuan)

这个苹果五角钱。

zhè ge píng guǒ wǔ jiǎo qián

This apple costs five jiao.

Word breakdown

角 jiǎo — jiao (unit of currency, 1/10 yuan)

1 角度 jiǎo dù — angle; perspective HSK 5
- 角 angle, corner (spatial/geometric concept)
- 度 degree, measure (measurement aspect)
Example

我们要从多个角度分析这个问题。

wǒ men yào cóng duō gè jiǎo dù fēn xī zhè gè wèn tí

We need to analyze this problem from multiple angles.
2 角落 jiǎo luò — corner HSK 6
- 角 corner, angle (spatial aspect)
- 落 settled, tucked-away place
Example

他坐在房间的角落里看书。

tā zuò zài fáng jiān de jiǎo luò lǐ kàn shū

He sits in the corner of the room reading.
3 三角 sān jiǎo — triangle HSK 7
- 三 three (indicating three sides/angles)
- 角 angle/corner (geometric concept)
Example

桌子上有一个三角尺。

zhuō zi shàng yǒu yí gè sān jiǎo chǐ

There is a set square on the table.
4 冰山一角 bīng shān yī jiǎo — tip of the iceberg HSK 7
- 冰 ice (forming 'iceberg' with 山)
- 山 mountain (forming 'iceberg')
- 一 one (indicating a small portion)
- 角 corner/tip (the visible part)
Example

这些腐败案件只是冰山一角，问题比我们想象的严重得多。

zhè xiē fǔ bài àn jiàn zhǐ shì bīng shān yī jiǎo wèn tí bǐ wǒ men xiǎng xiàng de yán zhòng de duō

These corruption cases are just the tip of the iceberg; the problem is much more serious than we imagine.
5 凤毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo — extremely rare HSK 7
- 凤 phoenix (mythical bird)
- 毛 feathers (of the phoenix)
- 麟 qilin (mythical creature)
- 角 horn (of the qilin)
Example

像他这样的天才在我们学校真是凤毛麟角。

xiàng tā zhè yàng de tiān cái zài wǒ men xué xiào zhēn shì fèng máo lín jiǎo

A genius like him is extremely rare in our school.

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6 棱角 léng jiǎo — edges and corners HSK 7
- 棱 edge, ridge
- 角 corner, angle
Example

这块石头很光滑，没有棱角。

zhè kuài shí tou hěn guāng hua méi yǒu léng jiǎo

This stone is very smooth, without any edges and corners.
7 视角 shì jiǎo — perspective HSK 7
- 视 vision, viewing
- 角 angle
Example

我们需要从不同的视角来看这个问题。

wǒ men xū yào cóng bù tóng de shì jiǎo lái kàn zhè ge wèn tí

We need to look at this problem from different perspectives.