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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiǎo

角

角

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horn

Numbered pinyin
jiao3
English meanings
horn, bugle, sth. horn-shaped

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top ⺈; bottom 用.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱⺈用

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhuōzi桌子de的jiǎo角hěn很jiān尖。

    The corner of the table is sharp.

  2. 02

    huà画zài在zhǐ纸de的jiǎo角shàng上。

    Draw in the corner of the paper.

  3. 03

    sānjiǎo三角xíng形yǒu有sān三gè个jiǎo角。

    A triangle has three corners.

  4. 04

    niú牛yǒu有liǎng两gè个jiǎo角。

    The cow has two horns.

  5. 05

    qiáng墙jiǎo角fàng放zhe着yī一bǎ把sǎn伞。

    There's an umbrella in the corner.

  6. 06

    qiáng墙jiǎo角hěn很àn暗。

    The corner is dark.

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