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角色

Word definition:

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
role; part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4]
HSK 4

Character decomposition:

CharacterTot Str
Rad / Str
Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *角* | 角* | *角
7画
horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
2722.7
NBG
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *色* | 色* | *色
6画
color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
2771.7
NAU

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
role; part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4]
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *角* | 角* | *角
surname Jue
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *角* | 角* | *角
role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *色* | 色* | *色
color / CL: 種|种 / look / appearance / sex
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *色* | 色* | *色
(coll.) color / used in 色子


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