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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
leading role; lead / protagonist
HSK 6
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
triangle
HSK 7-9
edge and corner / protrusion / sharpness (of a protrusion) / craggy / ridge corner
HSK 7-9
supporting role; minor role / (of actors) to perform together
Cape of Good Hope
Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)
North Point district of Hong Kong
water caltrop (Trapa species), aquatic plant with edible seeds
Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
youngster's talent / brilliance of youth
cow horn
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *角* | 角* | *角
surname Jue
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *角* | 角* | *角
role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale
gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end
corner of the mouth
altercation; wrangle; angry argument
outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus
a right angle
the four corners (of a rectangle) / the eaves that the four corners of a building
bevel angle / oblique angle
cape / promontory
corner of the mouth
bugle horn
to wrestle / wrestling
anise / star anise / aniseed / octagonal / Fructus Anisi stellati
opposite angle
antler / deer horn / abatis
antenna / feeler
corner (junction of two walls)
tip of the iceberg
forehead / temples
lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between
acute angle
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
ergot
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush
(literary) children's hairstyle with hair tied into a bun on both sides of the head; (fig.) childhood
(of a shape) sharp and clearcut / (of a person) definite in his opinion
Cape Verde (Tw)
(math.) angle of elevation
black olive (Canarium tramdenum)
sideburns / temples / hair on the temples
(math.) straight angle
complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)
to turn a corner / corner
angle to the vertical / angle (between two lines or two planes)
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors) / to raid (a competitor for its talent) / Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]
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
angle at apex / summit angle / cusp
obtuse angle
Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)
horn
string bean / snap bean / green bean
phase angle
traditional hairstyle for children, with two pointy braids, giving it a horn-like appearance
(math.) angle of intersection
(theater) understudy
angle of drift (navigation) / deflection (from course) / angle of divergence
dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
clown role in opera / clown / buffoon
(math.) alternate angles
chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)
famous actor
supplementary angle
(math.) angle of 360°
pentagon
hexagon
(math.) alternate exterior angles
corner of the lower hem of a jacket etc
(of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing / (fig.) to lack something / missing piece
to cast actors for a film, play etc
Cape Verde
to fold the corner of a page / to dog-ear
Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
Bermuda Triangle
outer tip of the eyebrow / (facial) expression / (Tw) knack / trick of the trade
reflex angle
bad guy (in a story) / villain
corner / bend / curve
positive angle
good guy (in a story) / hero
wide-angle / panoramic / fig. wide perspective / panorama
Horn of Africa
Cape Fukuei, the northernmost point of Taiwan Island
rounded corner; fillet
chamfer; bevel
Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
solid angle
garrison trumpet call
Pearl River Delta
significant role / major figure
lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius
azimuth
corner of a page
green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish

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