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角

jiǎo, jué

horn

Pictograph of a horn.

Evolution

角 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
角 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
角 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
角 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
角 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

角  

jiǎo

horn; angle, corner; point; angle; corner; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[gè]

角  

Jué

surname Jue

角  

jué

role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale

Most common words with 角
Freq.
Word
Meaning

角色

role

角度

angle

角

angle

主角

lead

角落

nook

Component uses

Meaning component in 12 characters (3 verified)

触 觸 觜 觯 觥 觞 觴 觳 觚 觫 觱 觖

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)

确 斛 桷

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

解 衡

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*C.[k]ˤrok

kaewk

jiǎo

horn, corner


Statistics

HSK level 2

Appears in 58.0490% of movies

703rd most common character in movies

736th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

7

Unicode

U+89D2

Shuowen

“角，獸角也。象形，角與刀魚相似。”


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