Usage of the character 角

angle from which one observes an object
(fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference
(cinematography) camera angle
(visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye)
(photography) angle of view

jiǎomén

角门

[角門]

corner gate

jiǎoluò

角落

[角落]

nook; corner

zhǔjué

主角

[主角]

leading role; lead
protagonist

bǎojiǎo

保角

[保角]

(math.) angle-preserving
conformal

wājué

挖角

[挖角]

to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)
to raid (a competitor for its talent)
Taiwan pr. (wājiǎo)

liùjiǎo

六角

[六角]

hexagon

cuòjiǎo

错角

[錯角]

(math.) alternate angles

wānjiǎo

弯角

[彎角]

corner
bend
curve

méijiǎo

眉角

[眉角]

outer tip of the eyebrow
(facial) expression
(Tw) knack
trick of the trade

jiǎofá

角阀

[角閥]

angle valve

jiǎoruǎn

角朊

[角朊]

keratin

qīngjiǎo

倾角

[傾角]

dip
angle of dip (inclination of a geological plane down from horizontal)
tilt (inclination of ship from vertical)

dùnjiǎo

钝角

[鈍角]

obtuse angle

éjiǎo

额角

[額角]

forehead
temples

zhèngjué

正角

[正角]

good guy (in a story)
hero

shuāijiǎo

摔角

[摔角]

to wrestle
wrestling

xiéjiǎo

斜角

[斜角]

bevel angle
oblique angle

jiǎogōng

角弓

[角弓]

bow decorated with animal horns

juédòu

角斗

[角鬥]

to wrestle

zhuǎnjiǎo

转角

[轉角]

bend in a street
corner
to turn a corner

niújiǎo

牛角

[牛角]

cow horn

tìjué

替角

[替角]

(theater) understudy

jiǎoxiāo

角鸮

[角鴞]

screech owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)

juézhú

角逐

[角逐]

to tussle
to contend
to contest

guǎijiǎo

拐角

[拐角]

to turn a corner
corner

yājiǎo

丫角

[丫角]

traditional hairstyle for children, with two pointy braids, giving it a horn-like appearance

jiǎoguī

角规

[角規]

angle gauge
clinograph

màijiǎo

麦角

[麥角]

ergot

jíjiǎo

极角

[極角]

polar angle
argument (angle in polar coordinates)

dòujiǎo

豆角

[豆角]

string bean
snap bean
green bean

jījiǎo

犄角

[犄角]

horn

juélì

角力

[角力]

to wrestle
(fig.) to lock horns; to tussle; to wrangle
Taiwan pr. (jiǎoli)

sānjiǎojī

三角肌

[三角肌]

deltoid muscle (over the shoulder)

dújiǎojīng

独角鲸

[獨角鯨]

narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

yángjiǎochuí

羊角锤

[羊角錘]

claw hammer

bājiǎochuáng

八角床

[八角床]

traditional-style canopy bed

dújiǎoxì

独角戏

[獨角戲]

monodrama
one-man show
comic talk

yījiǎojīng

一角鲸

[一角鯨]

narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

Yīngyǔjiǎo

英语角

[英語角]

English corner
spoken English practice group

jiǎodòngliàng

角动量

[角動量]

angular momentum

míngjuér

名角儿

[名角兒]

erhua variant of 名角 (míngjué)

duōjiǎotǐ

多角体

[多角體]

polyhedron

píngmiànjiǎo

平面角

[平面角]

plane angle

jiǎoshǎnshí

角闪石

[角閃石]

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

Cháng Sānjiǎo

长三角

[長三角]

Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲／长江三角洲 ( Chángjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu))

wǔjiǎoxíng

五角形

[五角形]

pentagon

duōjiǎoxíng

多角形

[多角形]

polygon
same as 多邊形／多边形

zhíjiǎoqì

直角器

[直角器]

a set square (carpenter's tool)

yángjiǎofēng

羊角风

[羊角風]

epilepsy

guǎijiǎochù

拐角处

[拐角處]

street corner

xiāngqīnjiǎo

相亲角

[相親角]

"matchmaking corner", a gathering in a park for parents who seek marriage partners for their adult children by connecting with other parents who put up posters displaying their unmarried child's details

Bājiǎo Jiē

八角街

[八角街]

Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet, aka 八廓街 ( Bākuò Jiē)

shíjiǎoxíng

十角形

[十角形]

decagon

qiánfángjiǎo

前房角

[前房角]

anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye)

jiǎopínlü

角频率

[角頻率]

angular frequency

jiǎohuàbìng

角化病

[角化病]

(medicine) keratosis

lìtǐjiǎo

立体角

[立體角]

solid angle

Jīnsānjiǎo

金三角

[金三角]

Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)

shuāngjiǎoxī

双角犀

[雙角犀]

two-horned rhinoceros
Dicerorhinini

Shā Tóu Jiǎo

沙头角

[沙頭角]

Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)

jiǎomóyán

角膜炎

[角膜炎]

keratitis (inflammation of the cornea)

liùjiǎoxíng

六角形

[六角形]

hexagon

Fùguìjiǎo

富贵角

[富貴角]

Cape Fukuei, the northernmost point of Taiwan Island

niújiǎobāo

牛角包

[牛角包]

croissant

jiǎopìtī

角䴙䴘

[角鷿鷈]

(bird species of China) horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)

kǒujiǎozhàn

口角战

[口角戰]

war of words

jiǎoqūchǐ

角曲尺

[角曲尺]

miter square (tool to measure angles)

jiǎosùdù

角速度

[角速度]

angular velocity

dújiǎoshòu

独角兽

[獨角獸]

unicorn

jiǎobǎilíng

角百灵

[角百靈]

(bird species of China) horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)

piānzhuǎnjiǎo

偏转角

[偏轉角]

angle of drift (navigation)
deflection (from course)
angle of divergence

Wéidéjiǎo

维德角

[維德角]

Cape Verde (Tw)

sìjiǎoxíng

四角形

[四角形]

square
quadrilateral

sānjiǎozhōu

三角洲

[三角洲]

delta (geography)

jiǎozhìcéng

角质层

[角質層]

stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)

jiǎodànbái

角蛋白

[角蛋白]

keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)

fāngwèijiǎo

方位角

[方位角]

azimuth

bājiǎofēng

八角枫

[八角楓]

alangium

xuánzhuǎnjiǎo

旋转角

[旋轉角]

angle of rotation

Wǔjiǎochǎng

五角场

[五角場]

Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University

Sānjiǎozuò

三角座

[三角座]

Triangulum (constellation)

duìdǐngjiǎo

对顶角

[對頂角]

angle to the vertical
angle (between two lines or two planes)

Jīnjiǎowān

金角湾

[金角灣]

Zolotoy Rog or Golden Horn Bay in Vladivostok (famous for its pollution)

lǐngjiǎoxiāo

领角鸮

[領角鴞]

(bird species of China) Japanese scops owl (Otus semitorques)

biānjiǎokē

边角科

[邊角科]

leftover bits and pieces (of industrial, material)

liángjiǎoqì

量角器

[量角器]

protractor
angle gauge

yǎnshèjiǎo

衍射角

[衍射角]

angle of diffraction (physics)

tángjiǎoyú

塘角鱼

[塘角魚]

Hong Kong catfish (Clarias fuscus)

sānjiǎoxíng

三角形

[三角形]

triangle

sānjiǎozhuī

三角锥

[三角錐]

triangular pyramid (math.)

hóngjiǎoxiāo

红角鸮

[紅角鴞]

(bird species of China) oriental scops owl (Otus sunia)

Hǎowàng Jiǎo

好望角

[好望角]

Cape of Good Hope

wàicuòjiǎo

外错角

[外錯角]

(math.) alternate exterior angles

Yángjiǎocūn

羊角村

[羊角村]

Giethoorn (city in the Netherlands)

yángjiǎodòu

羊角豆

[羊角豆]

okra (Hibiscus esculentus)
lady's fingers

yǎnjiǎomó

眼角膜

[眼角膜]

cornea

Sāndiāojiǎo

三貂角

[三貂角]

Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island

fēnjiǎoxiàn

分角线

[分角線]

(Tw) angle bisector

yángjiǎofēng

羊角疯

[羊角瘋]

variant of 羊角風／羊角风 (yángjiǎofēng)

sānjiǎobǎn

三角板

[三角板]

set square
triangle (for drawing right angles)

yángjiǎoqín

羊角芹

[羊角芹]

ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria)

sānjiǎotiě

三角铁

[三角鐵]

triangle (musical instrument)
angle iron

Dàjiǎoxīng

大角星

[大角星]

Arcturus (brightest star in the constellation Boötes 牧伕座／牧夫座 ( Mùfūzuò))

mòjiǎolán

墨角兰

[墨角蘭]

marjoram (Origanum majorana)

sānjiǎoxué

三角学

[三角學]

trigonometry

xiánqiējiǎo

弦切角

[弦切角]

chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)

sānjiǎokù

三角裤

[三角褲]

briefs
panties

jiǎozhùtǐ

角柱体

[角柱體]

prism (math.)

juédòuchǎng

角斗场

[角鬥場]

wrestling ring

xiǎoyǎnjiǎo

小眼角

[小眼角]

outer corner of the eye

wǔjiǎoxīng

五角星

[五角星]

pentagram

niújiǎojiāo

牛角椒

[牛角椒]

Cayenne pepper
red pepper
chili

Míngjiǎoxiāo

鸣角鸮

[鳴角鴞]

Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)

Zhū Sānjiǎo

珠三角

[珠三角]

Pearl River Delta

bājiǎoxíng

八角形

[八角形]

octagon

sānjiǎojīn

三角巾

[三角巾]

sling (for a wounded arm)

Fódéjiǎo

佛得角

[佛得角]

Cape Verde

tiělíngjiǎo

铁菱角

[鐵菱角]

see 鐵菱／铁菱 (tiělíng)

sānjiǎozhài

三角债

[三角債]

triangular debt

sānjiǎolóng

三角龙

[三角龍]

triceratops

tìjuér

替角儿

[替角兒]

erhua variant of 替角 (tìjué)

duìjiǎoxiàn

对角线

[對角線]

(geometry) a diagonal

fēnjiǎoqì

分角器

[分角器]

a protractor (device to divide angles)

dàyǎnjiǎo

大眼角

[大眼角]

inner corner of the eye

sìjiǎokù

四角裤

[四角褲]

boxer shorts

yángjiǎobāo

羊角包

[羊角包]

croissant

biānjiǎoliào

边角料

[邊角料]

scrap
bits and pieces left over

sānjiǎodèng

三角凳

[三角凳]

three-legged stool

dòujiǎor

豆角儿

[豆角兒]

erhua variant of 豆角 (dòujiǎo)

qījiǎoxíng

七角形

[七角形]

heptagon

jiǎozhìsù

角质素

[角質素]

keratin

liùjiǎoxīng

六角星

[六角星]

six-pointed star
hexagram
star of David

nèiyǎnjiǎo

内眼角

[內眼角]

inner corner of the eye

wàiyǎnjiǎo

外眼角

[外眼角]

outer corner of the eye

Jiǎoxiùyī

角宿一

[角宿一]

(astronomy) Spica

jiǎomójī

角磨机

[角磨機]

angle grinder

zhíjiǎochǐ

直角尺

[直角尺]

a set square (carpenter's tool)

zuānniújiǎo

钻牛角

[鑽牛角]

lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
to bash one's head against a brick wall
a wild goose chase
a blind alley
to split hairs
same as idiom 鑽牛角尖／钻牛角尖

duōmiànjiǎo

多面角

[多面角]

solid angle

guǎngjiǎojìng

广角镜

[廣角鏡]

wide-angle lens

niǔjiǎolíng

扭角羚

[扭角羚]

takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
goat-antelope

jiǎodòushì

角斗士

[角鬥士]

gladiator

pěngjuér

捧角儿

[捧角兒]

erhua variant of 捧角 (pěngjuě)

sānjiǎofǎ

三角法

[三角法]

trigonometry (math.)

chángjiǎoyáng

长角羊

[長角羊]

Tibetan long horned antelope

Hāfēngjiǎo

哈丰角

[哈豐角]

Cape Ras Hafun, Somalia, the easternmost point in Africa

zhíjiǎozuòbiāo

直角坐标

[直角座標]

rectangular coordinates

jiǎomiǎofúhào

角秒符号

[角秒符號]

double prime symbol (″) (math., linguistics etc)

sānděngfēnjiǎo

三等分角

[三等分角]

(math.) to trisect an angle

Wǔjiǎo Dàlóu

五角大楼

[五角大樓]

the Pentagon

hēitóujiǎozhì

黑头角雉

[黑頭角雉]

(bird species of China) western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)

jiǎofēnfúhào

角分符号

[角分符號]

prime symbol (′) (math., linguistics etc)

dìjiǎotiānyá

地角天涯

[地角天涯]

The ends of the earth

gōuxīndòujiǎo

钩心斗角

[鉤心鬥角]

variant of 勾心鬥角／勾心斗角 (gōuxīndòujiǎo)

sānjiǎoguānxì

三角关系

[三角關係]

triangular relationship; (esp.) a love triangle

fànzhūsānjiǎo

泛珠三角

[泛珠三角]

Pan-Pearl River delta
The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta
South China

sìjiǎozhùtǐ

四角柱体

[四角柱體]

cuboid
rectangular prism (math.)

hóngxiōngjiǎozhì

红胸角雉

[紅胸角雉]

(bird species of China) satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra)

sānjiǎokùchǎ

三角裤衩

[三角褲衩]

briefs
panties

bīngshānyījiǎo

冰山一角

[冰山一角]

tip of the iceberg

xìngbiéjuésè

性别角色

[性別角色]

gender role

zhǎnlùtóujiǎo

崭露头角

[嶄露頭角]

to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant

tóujiǎozhēngróng

头角峥嵘

[頭角崢嶸]

promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts

xìtǒngjuésè

系统角色

[系統角色]

non-playable character (in a role-playing game)

zǒngjiǎozhīhǎo

总角之好

[總角之好]

childhood friend (idiom)

bǎojiǎoduìyìng

保角对应

[保角對應]

(math.) distance-preserving correspondence
conformal map

sānjiǎoliàn'ài

三角恋爱

[三角戀愛]

love triangle

línjiǎofèngzuǐ

麟角凤觜

[麟角鳳觜]

lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)
fig. rara avis
rarity

Tiānyá Hǎijiǎo

天涯海角

[天涯海角]

Tianya Haijiao, tourism area on the south coast of Hainan, 24 km west of Sanya 三亞／三亚 ( Sānyā)

xīhóngjiǎoxiāo

西红角鸮

[西紅角鴞]

(bird species of China) Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

biānjiǎo'ànlì

边角案例

[邊角案例]

(engineering) corner case

Fēizhōu Zhījiǎo

非洲之角

[非洲之角]

Horn of Africa

chūlùtóujiǎo

初露头角

[初露頭角]

lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
first sign of emerging talent
budding genius

hǎijiǎotiānyá

海角天涯

[海角天涯]

see 天涯海角 (tiānyáhǎijiǎo)

niújiǎomiànbāo

牛角面包

[牛角麵包]

croissant

niújiǎoguàshū

牛角挂书

[牛角掛書]

lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
fig. to be diligent in one's studies

sānjiǎokǒnglóng

三角恐龙

[三角恐龍]

triceratops (dinosaur)

sānjiǎofùdài

三角腹带

[三角腹帶]

athletic supporter

Nánsānjiǎozuò

南三角座

[南三角座]

Triangulum Australe (constellation)

zuānniújiǎojiān

钻牛角尖

[鑽牛角尖]

lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
to bash one's head against a brick wall
a wild goose chase
a blind alley
to split hairs

xīlǐngjiǎoxiāo

西领角鸮

[西領角鴞]

(bird species of China) collared scops owl (Otus lettia)

jījiǎogālá

犄角旮旯

[犄角旮旯]

corner
nook

guǎiwānmòjiǎo

拐弯抹角

[拐彎抹角]

lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
fig. to speak in a roundabout way
to equivocate
to beat about the bush

yījiǎoyínbì

一角银币

[一角銀幣]

dime

Hèshìjuéyīng

赫氏角鹰

[赫氏角鷹]

see 鷹鵰／鹰雕 (yīngdiāo)

huángzuǐjiǎoxiāo

黄嘴角鸮

[黃嘴角鴞]

(bird species of China) mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus)

zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo

转弯抹角

[轉彎抹角]

see 拐彎抹角／拐弯抹角 (guǎiwānmòjiǎo)

guǎngjiǎojìngtóu

广角镜头

[廣角鏡頭]

wide angle camera shot

Kěnnídíjiǎo

肯尼迪角

[肯尼迪角]

Cape Kennedy, name 1963-1973 of Cape Canaveral 卡納維拉爾角／卡纳维拉尔角 ( Kǎnàwéilā'ěrjiǎo), Florida

tiānyáhǎijiǎo

天涯海角

[天涯海角]

the ends of the earth
separated worlds apart

sānjiǎozhùtǐ

三角柱体

[三角柱體]

triangular prism (math.)

liùjiǎoluómào

六角螺帽

[六角螺帽]

hexagonal nut

huīfùjiǎozhì

灰腹角雉

[灰腹角雉]

(bird species of China) Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii)

zǒngjiǎozhījiāo

总角之交

[總角之交]

childhood friend (idiom)

bājiǎohuíxiāng

八角茴香

[八角茴香]

Chinese anise
star anise
Fructus Anisi Stellati

gōuxīndòujiǎo

勾心斗角

[勾心鬥角]

to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
(in palace construction) elaborate and refined

yǒuléngyǒujiǎo

有棱有角

[有稜有角]

(of a shape) sharp and clearcut
(of a person) definite in his opinion

fèngmáolínjiǎo

凤毛麟角

[鳳毛麟角]

lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
fig. few and far between

jiǎogōngfǎnzhāng

角弓反张

[角弓反張]

opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis

jiǎopíngfēnxiàn

角平分线

[角平分線]

angle bisector

jiǎozuǐhǎiquè

角嘴海雀

[角嘴海雀]

(bird species of China) rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)

gānbiāndòujiǎo

干煸豆角

[乾煸豆角]

green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish

yángjiǎomiànbāo

羊角面包

[羊角麵包]

croissant

huángfùjiǎozhì

黄腹角雉

[黃腹角雉]

(bird species of China) Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)

sānjiǎohánshù

三角函数

[三角函數]

trigonometric function

zòngwénjiǎoxiāo

纵纹角鸮

[縱紋角鴞]

(bird species of China) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)

Tiánzhōng Jiǎoróng

田中角荣

[田中角榮]

Tanaka Kakuei (1918-1993), Japanese politician, prime minister 1972-1974

Liúqiújiǎoxiāo

琉球角鸮

[琉球角鴞]

(bird species of China) Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans)

shuāngjiǎoxīniǎo

双角犀鸟

[雙角犀鳥]

(bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

shí'èrjiǎoxíng

十二角形

[十二角形]

dodecagon

hóngfùjiǎozhì

红腹角雉

[紅腹角雉]

(bird species of China) Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)

sìjiǎohàomǎ

四角号码

[四角號碼]

four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)

wánjiājuésè

玩家角色

[玩家角色]

player character (in a role-playing game)

liùjiǎokuòhào

六角括号

[六角括號]

tortoise shell brackets 〔〕

Kǎnàwéi'ěrjiǎo

卡纳维尔角

[卡納維爾角]

Cape Canaveral, Florida

nèiliùjiǎobānshǒu

内六角扳手

[內六角扳手]

Allen key
hex key

chījiǎozilǎohǔ

吃角子老虎

[吃角子老虎]

slot machine

Fǔyuǎnsānjiǎozhōu

抚远三角洲

[撫遠三角洲]

Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島／黑瞎子岛 ( Hēixiāzi Dǎo)

děngyāosānjiǎoxíng

等腰三角形

[等腰三角形]