角U+89D27 STROKES
Entry·pron. jiǎo
ㄐㄧㄠˇ
“Horn on an animal; angle or corner; a role in a play or film; a unit of currency equal to one-tenth of a yuan.”
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- 角色role; part in a play, film, or drama; a person's role or function in a group or organization.
- 主角protagonist; lead character in a story, play, or film; main figure; central character
- 角度ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨˋangle (geometry); point of view; perspective
- 角落ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋcorner where two walls or barriers meet; remote or out-of-the-way spot; nook.
- 角逐ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨˊto compete; to contend; to vie for victory; to struggle for superiority
- 配角ㄆㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊsupporting or minor role in a play, film, etc.; a secondary or supporting actor; figuratively, a subordinate or less prominent person.
- 三角ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇtriangle; having corners or edges; trigonometry, the branch of mathematics dealing with triangles and trigonometric functions
- 嘴角ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇcorner of the mouth; the area where the lips meet on either side of the face.
- 視角ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇangle from which something is seen; visual angle; camera angle; perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference; angle of view in photography
- 口角ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇcorner of the mouth; verbal dispute, argument; (Taiwan) speech manner or habitual expression
- 角力ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋto wrestle; to compete in a test of strength; to contest for victory
- 三角形ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊa polygon with three sides and three angles; a triangular shape or object.
- 觸角ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇantenna; feeler; sensory organ on the head of insects, arthropods, or mollusks used for touch, smell, and hearing; includes whiskers of shrimp and snails' soft horns
- 眼角ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇcorner of the eye; the inner or outer corner where the upper and lower eyelids meet
- 東北角ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇthe northeastern corner or tip of an area; the northeastern cape of Taiwan, a coastal region known for its scenery.
- 死角ㄙˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇa blind spot; an area not covered by fire or observation due to obstacles or weapon limits; a place untouched by trends or influence.
- 要角ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇa key role in a play or film; a leading or important character in a drama.
- 轉角ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇcorner; turning point of a road or street
- 牆角ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇcorner where two walls meet; inside corner formed by two walls; nook or recess at a wall junction
- 街角ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄠˇstreet corner; the turning point or intersection of a street
- 挖角ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊto poach talent; to lure key people away from another organization into one's own
- 嶄露頭角ㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇto begin to show outstanding talent or ability; to first distinguish oneself
- 角頭ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡˊlocal place or corner; local gang boss or underworld leader
- 一角ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇa corner; one-tenth of a dollar; a small portion
- 菱角ㄌㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄠwater caltrop; aquatic plant fruit with black shell and white starchy flesh, eaten raw or cooked
- 摔角ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄠˇwrestling; a combat sport where the goal is to throw or topple the opponent
- 海角ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇnarrow strip of land jutting into the sea; remote corner of the world; faraway place
- 角質ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓˊkeratin; dead skin; stratum corneum; cuticle
- 珠三角ㄓㄨ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇPearl River Delta; economically developed region in Guangdong around the Pearl River estuary
- 多角化ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋdiversification; expanding a business into new industries, products, services, or markets to pursue growth and spread risk
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