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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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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
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *角* | 角* | *角
surname Jue
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale
a right angle
dip / angle of dip (inclination of a geological plane down from horizontal) / tilt (inclination of ship from vertical)
supporting role; minor role / (of actors) to perform together
Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)
bugle horn
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
pentagon
corner of the mouth
acute angle
to turn a corner / corner
string bean / snap bean / green bean
cow horn
(math.) straight angle
antler / deer horn / abatis
Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲)
to wrestle / wrestling
angle at apex / summit angle / cusp
bend in a street / corner / to turn a corner
Cape of Good Hope
water caltrop (Trapa species), aquatic plant with edible seeds
opposite angle
wide-angle / panoramic / fig. wide perspective / panorama
corner (junction of two walls)
to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
antenna / feeler
outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus
cape / promontory
sideburns / temples / hair on the temples
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
(math.) angle of elevation
anise / star anise / aniseed / octagonal / Fructus Anisi stellati
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush
gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end
forehead / temples
horn
corner of the mouth
altercation; wrangle; angry argument
lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between
obtuse angle
Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)
bevel angle / oblique angle
(math.) angle of intersection
youngster's talent / brilliance of youth
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors) / to raid (a competitor for its talent) / Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]
corner of the lower hem of a jacket etc
dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
clown role in opera / clown / buffoon
(of a shape) sharp and clearcut / (of a person) definite in his opinion
famous actor
(math.) angle of depression
complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)
Cape Verde
cape / headland / promontory
(math.) angle of 360°
solid angle
lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius
supplementary angle
chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)
rounded corner; fillet
hexagon
the four corners (of a rectangle) / the eaves that the four corners of a building
Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
to cast actors for a film, play etc
North Point district of Hong Kong
(literary) children's hairstyle with hair tied into a bun on both sides of the head; (fig.) childhood
(math.) alternate exterior angles
corner of a page
Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)
reflex angle
(of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing / (fig.) to lack something / missing piece
to fold the corner of a page / to dog-ear
tip of the iceberg
corner / bend / curve
reflex angle
bad guy (in a story) / villain
(math.) alternate angles
angle of drift (navigation) / deflection (from course) / angle of divergence
black olive (Canarium tramdenum)
Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
polar angle / argument (angle in polar coordinates)
positive angle
good guy (in a story) / hero
ergot
"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
traditional hairstyle for children, with two pointy braids, giving it a horn-like appearance
azimuth
chamfer; bevel
garrison trumpet call
Bermuda Triangle
angle of rotation

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