角 jiǎo▶ sừng, còi

Stroke order

角 is written in 7 strokes.

• 角

Senses

1. angle
2. corner
3. horn
4. horn-shaped
5. unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)

Example sentences

• 牛有两只角。Niú yǒu liǎng zhī jiǎo.A cow has two horns.
• 房间的角里放着一把椅子。Fángjiān de jiǎo lǐ fàngzhe yì bǎ yǐzi.A chair stands in the corner of the room.

Related words

• 角度góc
• 角色vai trò
• 角落góc

角 is pronounced jiǎo and means “sừng, còi”. HSK 3 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 角 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.