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leading role; lead / protagonist
HSK 6
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  *角* | 角* | *角
angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
triangle
HSK 7-9
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
HSK 7-9
angle of diffraction (physics)
string bean / snap bean / green bean
wide-angle / panoramic / fig. wide perspective / panorama
lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius
lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush
edge and corner / protrusion / sharpness (of a protrusion) / craggy / ridge corner
HSK 7-9
corner of the mouth / labial angle
Bermuda Triangle
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
corner of the mouth
Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲)
rounded corner; fillet
dip / angle of dip (inclination of a geological plane down from horizontal) / tilt (inclination of ship from vertical)
plane angle
North Point district of Hong Kong
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors) / to raid (a competitor for its talent) / Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]
opposite angle
complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)
cow horn
tip of the iceberg
gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end
Tianya Haijiao, tourism area on the south coast of Hainan, 24 km west of Sanya 三亞|三亚
the ends of the earth / separated worlds apart
Pearl River Delta
clown role in opera / clown / buffoon
a right angle
inner corner of the eye
to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
corner / bend / curve
pentagon
the four corners (of a rectangle) / the eaves that the four corners of a building
to wrestle / wrestling
antler / deer horn / abatis
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  *角* | 角* | *角
surname Jue
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *角* | 角* | *角
role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale
angle at apex / summit angle / cusp
horn
photo corner (used to mount a photo in an album) / (math.) phase angle
significant role / major figure
chamfer; bevel
ergot
anise / star anise / aniseed / octagonal / Fructus Anisi stellati
Cape Canaveral, Florida
to turn a corner / corner
to applaud and praise a favorite actor
Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)
acute angle
outer corner of the eye
obtuse angle
Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)
Cape Ras Hafun, Somalia, the easternmost point in Africa
(math.) straight angle
hexagon
outer corner of the eye
bevel angle / oblique angle
corner (junction of two walls)
(of a shape) sharp and clearcut / (of a person) definite in his opinion
Cape Kennedy, name 1963-1973 of Cape Canaveral 卡納維拉爾角|卡纳维拉尔角, Florida
supporting role; minor role / (of actors) to perform together
outer tip of the eyebrow / (facial) expression / (Tw) knack / trick of the trade
green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish
reflex angle
solid angle
Cape Fukuei, the northernmost point of Taiwan Island
angle of rotation
cape / promontory
water caltrop (Trapa species), aquatic plant with edible seeds
bugle horn
Cape of Good Hope
Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)
Cape Verde
angle of drift (navigation) / deflection (from course) / angle of divergence
antenna / feeler
Horn of Africa
cape / headland / promontory
sideburns / temples / hair on the temples
reflex angle
bad guy (in a story) / villain
(math.) alternate exterior angles
to fold the corner of a page / to dog-ear
(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink
Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus
forehead / temples
dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
(theater) understudy
(math.) to trisect an angle
Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
traditional hairstyle for children, with two pointy braids, giving it a horn-like appearance
chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)
to cast actors for a film, play etc
inner corner of the eye

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