角

See also: 甬, 甪, and 𧢲

角	U+89D2, 角 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-89D2

← 觑
[U+89D1]

CJK Unified Ideographs

觓 →
[U+89D3]

⾓	U+2F93, ⾓ KANGXI RADICAL HORN

← ⾒
[U+2F92]

Kangxi Radicals

⾔ →
[U+2F94]

⻆	U+2EC6, ⻆ CJK RADICAL SIMPLIFIED HORN

← ⻅
[U+2EC5]

CJK Radicals Supplement

⻇ →
[U+2EC7]

Translingual

Traditional	角
Simplified	角
Japanese	角
Korean	角

Stroke order

Stroke order (Japan)

Alternative forms

In the character 角 in traditional Chinese, as well as in Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, the central vertical stroke does not extend below the last horizontal line, the one formed by the seventh, last stroke. This creates an appearance roughly equivalent to 土 enclosed in the top part of 冂.

However, in simplified Chinese, the central vertical stroke in 角 extends to the bottom of the character (as in 用). This difference applies to all simplified Chinese characters containing this radical.

Note that the Chinese and Japanese stroke order is slightly different for the fifth and sixth strokes, as illustrated in the animations above.

Han character

角 (Kangxi radical 148, 角+0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 弓月土 (NBG) or 弓月手 (NBQ), four-corner 2722₇, composition ⿱⺈⿵⺆土(HTJKV) or ⿱⺈用(G))

Kangxi radical #148, ⾓.

Derived characters

Appendix:Chinese radical/角
𪝀, 唃, 埆, 崅, 𢏧, 捔, 𤞴, 𨓨, 桷, 𣨍, 𦛲, 𥆌, 确, 𫁣, 𫋽, 𮇢, 𦎈, 𧨖, 𧳊, 𮣾, 𩊺, 𩷛
㓩, 𨛥, 斛, 𩓅, 𬷺, 𭓲, 𬜲, 䇶, 𩭛, 𪔝, 𭟵, 𧗾

References

KangXi: page 1139, character 6

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35003

Dae Jaweon: page 1606, character 2

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3919, character 1

Unihan data for U+89D2

Chinese

trad.		角
simp. ^#		角
2nd round simp.		⿱⺈冂
alternative forms		甪𧢲腳／脚 “role; actor”

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 角
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (角) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
捔	sɡroːɡ, kroːɡ
桷	*kroːɡ
角	kroːɡ, ɡ·roːɡ
埆	*kʰroːɡ
确	*ɡroːɡ
斛	*ɡoːɡ
槲	*ɡoːɡ
蔛	*ɡoːɡ

Pictogram (象形) – a horn.

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krəw (“horn; angle; corner”) (STEDT). Cognate with Tibetan རྭ (rwa, “horn”), Garo grong (“horn”), Jingpho nrung (n̩³¹ ʒuŋ³³, “horn”), Chepang रोङः (roŋʔ, “horn”), 觡 (OC *kraːɡ, “antler”). The Tibeto-Burman *-ŋ final variant is reflected in 觥 (OC *kʷraːŋ, “drinking vessel made from animal horn”) (Schuessler, 2007). Possibly also related to 鹿 (OC *b·roːɡ, “deer”) (Sagart, 1999).

A derivative is 餃 (“stuffed dumpling”), named for its horn-like shape (Norman, 1988).

It is probably unrelated with Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nós (“horn”) ( < *ḱerh₂- (“horn”)) and Proto-Semitic *ḳarn- (“horn”) despite the phonological and semantic resemblance between the three.

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiǎo, jué (jiao³, jue²)
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ, ㄐㄩㄝˊ
(Chengdu, SP): go² / juo²
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гә (gə, I) / җүә (žüə, I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³
Gan (Wiktionary): goh⁶ / jioh⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kok
(Meixian, Guangdong): gog⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): jyeh⁵
Min Bei (KCR): gŭ / gŏ̤
Min Dong (BUC): gáe̤k
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): kak
(Teochew, Peng'im): gag⁴
Wu (Wiktionary): koq (T4)
Xiang (Wiktionary): jio⁶ / go⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chiao³
  - Yale: jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeau
  - Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jué
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyué
  - Wade–Giles: chüeh²
  - Yale: jywé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyue
  - Palladius: цзюэ (czjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɥɛ³⁵/

Note:

jiǎo - colloquial (“horn; angle; corner; ten cents; role; actor; to contend; Horn mansion”);
jué - literary (“role; actor; music note; to contend; Horn mansion”).

- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: go² / juo²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: go / giuo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ko²¹/, /t͡ɕyo²¹/

Note:

go2 - vernacular;
juo2 - literary.

- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гә (gə, I) / җүә (žüə, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kə²⁴/, /t͡ɕyə²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gok³
  - Yale: gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: goh⁶ / jioh⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔʔ⁵/, /t͡ɕiɔʔ⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kok
  - Hakka Romanization System: gog`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gog⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kok̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gog⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kɔk̚¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jyeh⁵
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕyəʔ⁵⁴/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gŭ / gŏ̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²⁴/, /kɔ²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gáe̤k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔyʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kak
  - Tâi-lô: kak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kag
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kak̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kak̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gag⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kak
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kak̚²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: koq (T4)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊʔ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: jio⁶ / go⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕio²⁴/, /ko²⁴/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 角
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡ɕiɑu²¹⁴/ /t͡ɕyɛ³⁵/
	Harbin	/t͡ɕiau²¹³/ 三～ /t͡ɕia²¹³/ 斜抹掉～
	Tianjin	/t͡ɕiɑu¹³/ /t͡ɕye⁴⁵/ ～色
	Jinan	/t͡ɕyə²¹³/ /t͡ɕiɔ²¹³/
	Qingdao	/t͡ɕyə⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡ɕyo³¹²/
	Xi'an	/t͡ɕyo²¹/
	Xining	/t͡ɕyu⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/kə¹³/ /t͡ɕye¹³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡ɕyə¹³/ 一～錢 /kə¹³/ 牆～子
	Ürümqi	/t͡ɕyɤ²¹³/ /kɤ²¹³/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕio²¹³/ 一～錢 /kuo²¹³/ 牛～
	Chengdu	/ko³¹/ /t͡ɕyo³¹/
	Guiyang	/ko²¹/ 牛～ /t͡ɕio²¹/ 一～錢
	Kunming	/ko³¹/
	Nanjing	/koʔ⁵/ /t͡ɕioʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/t͡ɕyɐʔ⁵/ /kɐʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕyəʔ²/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕyʌʔ¹³/
	Hohhot	/t͡ɕyaʔ⁴³/ ～～ /t͡ɕiɔ⁵³/ 圪～～
Wu	Shanghai	/koʔ⁵/
	Suzhou	/koʔ⁵/
	Hangzhou	/koʔ⁵/ 牛～ /t͡ɕiɑ⁵/ 一～
	Wenzhou	/ko²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/kɔʔ²¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/ko⁵/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡ɕio²⁴/ /ko²⁴/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ko²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/kɔʔ⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/kok̚¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/kok̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kɔk̚³/
	Nanning	/kɔk̚³³/
	Hong Kong	/kɔk̚³/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/kak̚³²/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/kɔyʔ²³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/ku²⁴/ /kɔ²⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/kak̚²/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/kak̚⁵/

Middle Chinese: /kˠʌk̚/

Rime
Character	角
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	江 (10)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	古岳切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠʌk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚɔk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kɔk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨwk̚/
Li Rong	/kɔk̚/
Wang Li	/kɔk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kɔk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jue
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gok³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*C.[k]ˤrok/
(Zhengzhang): /*kroːɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	角
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jiǎo
Middle Chinese	‹ kæwk ›
Old Chinese	/*C.[k]ˁrok/
English	horn, corner
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	角
Reading #	1/2
No.	6372
Phonetic component	角
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	覺
Old Chinese	/*kroːɡ/

Definitions

角

horn; antler
point
(mathematics) angle; corner
(geography) cape; point; headland
(numismatics) one tenth of a yuan or dollar
role; part; character
actor; actress
(music) bugle; horn
(music) third note in the Chinese pentatonic scale, or mi
- 所以名之為角者？躍也，陽氣動躍；……。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  所以名之为角者？跃也，阳气动跃；……。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Ban Gu, The Comprehensive Discussions in the White Tiger Hall, 79 CE, translated based on Tjan Tjoe Som's version
  Suǒyǐ míng zhī wèi jué zhě? Yuè yě, yángqì dòngyuè;....... [Pinyin]
  Why is the note called jué? Jué means yuè ‘to leap’' the yang-fluid stirs and leaps; [...]
to contend; to compete; to challenge
角鬥／角斗 ― juédòu ― wrestle
(～宿) (Chinese astronomy) Horn (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)
a surname
(gaming) Short for 角色 (juésè). (Classifier: 隻／只)
(Min Bei, Min Dong, Hokkien) A suffix to denote masculine animals

Synonyms

(horn):

Dialectal synonyms of 角 (“horn”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		角
Mandarin	Beijing	犄角
	Jinan	角
	Xi'an	犄角
	Wuhan	角
	Chengdu	角
	Yangzhou	角
	Hefei	角
Cantonese	Guangzhou	角
	Hong Kong	角
	Yangjiang	角
Gan	Nanchang	角
Hakka	Meixian	角
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	角
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	角
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	角
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	角
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	角
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	角
Jin	Taiyuan	角
Min Bei	Jian'ou	角
Min Dong	Fuzhou	角, 角角
Min Nan	Xiamen	角
Min Nan	Chaozhou	角
Wu	Suzhou	角
Wu	Wenzhou	角
Xiang	Changsha	角
Xiang	Shuangfeng	角

(cape): 岬 (jiǎ)
(one tenth of a yuan or dollar):

Dialectal synonyms of 角 (“ten cents; dime”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		角
Mandarin	Beijing	毛
	Taiwan	毛
	Harbin	毛
	Yantai (Muping)	毛
	Jinan	毛
	Luoyang	毛
	Xi'an	毛, 角
	Yinchuan	毛
	Xining	毛, 角
	Ürümqi	毛
	Wuhan	角
	Chengdu	角, 毛
	Guiyang	角, 毛
	Guilin	毛
	Liuzhou	毛
	Nanning (Wuming)	角
	Xuzhou	毛, 角
	Yangzhou	角, 毛
	Nanjing	毛
	Hefei	毛, 角
	Nantong	角
	Singapore	毛
Cantonese	Guangzhou	毫子, 毫, 角
	Hong Kong	毫子, 毫
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	毫子
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	毫
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	毫子
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	毫子
	Macau	毫子
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	毫子
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	毫子
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	毫子
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	毫子
	Foshan	毫子
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	毫
	Foshan (Shunde)	毫子
	Foshan (Sanshui)	毫子
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	毫子
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	毫子
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	毫子
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	毫
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	毫
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	毫
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	毫
	Taishan	毫, 毫子
	Kaiping (Chikan)	毫
	Enping (Niujiang)	毫
	Heshan (Yayao)	毫子
	Dongguan	毫子
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	毫子
	Shaoguan	毫子, 毫
	Yunfu	毫
	Yangjiang	毫子, 毫
	Xinyi	毫子
	Lianjiang	毫子
	Nanning	毫子
	Wuzhou	毫子
	Yulin	角
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	角子
	Beihai	角
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	毫, 角
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	毫
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	角
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	角
	Singapore (Guangfu)	毫, 角
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	十錢
	Móng Cái	毫
Gan	Nanchang	角
	Lichuan	角
	Pingxiang	角
Hakka	Meixian	毫, 毫子, 角
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	毫子
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	毫子
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	毫子
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	毫子
	Conghua (Lütian)	毫子
	Yudu	角
	Shicheng	角
	Shangyou (Shexi)	角
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	角
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	角
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	角
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	角
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	角
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	毫
	Hong Kong	毫
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	角
	Senai (Huiyang)	角
Huizhou	Jixi	角
Jin	Taiyuan	毛
Jin	Xinzhou	毛
Min Bei	Jian'ou	角
Min Dong	Fuzhou	角
Min Dong	Fuqing	角囝
Min Nan	Xiamen	角
	Quanzhou	角
	Zhangzhou	角
	Tainan	角
	Singapore (Hokkien)	角
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	毛
	Chaozhou	角, 毫
	Shantou	角, 毫
	Bangkok (Teochew)	角
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	角
	Singapore (Teochew)	角
	Wenchang	角
	Haikou	角
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	毫子
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	毫紙
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	毫子, 角
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	毛
Wu	Shanghai	角
	Shanghai (Chongming)	角
	Suzhou	角
	Danyang	角
	Wenzhou	角
	Jinhua	角
Xiang	Changsha	角, 毛
	Loudi	毛
	Shuangfeng	角
	Quanzhou	角, 毛

Coordinate terms

(Chinese pentatonic scale) 宮／宫, 商, 角, 徵／征, 羽

Compounds

Derived terms from 角

一角 (yījiǎo)
三尖八角
三角 (sānjiǎo)
三角尺 (sānjiǎochǐ)
三角巾 (sānjiǎojīn)
三角形 (sānjiǎoxíng)
三角板 (sānjiǎobǎn)
三角柱 (sānjiǎozhù)
三角江
三角法 (sānjiǎofǎ)
三角洲 (sānjiǎozhōu)
三角眼 (sānjiǎoyǎn)
三角肌 (sānjiǎojī)
三角表
三面角
不露圭角
丑角 (chǒujué)
中心角
主角 (zhǔjué)
乖角
二面角 (èrmiànjiǎo)
交角
仰角 (yǎngjiǎo)
俯角 (fǔjiǎo)
偏角
傻角
全角 (quánjiǎo)
八角 (bājiǎo)
八角茴香 (bājiǎo huíxiāng)
八角鼓 (bājiǎogǔ)
六角亭 (Liùjiǎotíng)
六角形 (liùjiǎoxíng)
冰山一角 (bīngshānyījiǎo)
切角
副角
劣角
北角 (Běijiǎo)
半角 (bànjiǎo)
厥角
叉角羚 (chājiǎolíng)
反射角 (fǎnshèjiǎo)
口角 (kǒujiǎo)
口角炎 (kǒujiǎoyán)
各抱一角
合恩角 (Hé'ēnjiǎo)
同位角 (tóngwèijiǎo)
名角
周角 (zhōujiǎo)
嘴角 (zuǐjiǎo)
四角俱全
圭角 (guījiǎo)
地角
地角天涯
坤角
外角 (wàijiǎo)
外角球
多角化
多角形 (duōjiǎoxíng)
大堰角 (Dàyànjiǎo)
天涯地角 (tiānyá dìjiǎo)
天涯海角 (tiānyá hǎijiǎo)
女主角
女角
好望角 (Hǎowàngjiǎo)
岬角
崩角
平角 (píngjiǎo)
弦切角
弧角
扇形角
折射角 (zhéshèjiǎo)
抱角床
拐角 (guǎijiǎo)
挖角 (wājué)
捧角
掎角 (jǐjiǎo)
摔角 (shuāijiǎo)
斜角 (xiéjiǎo)
旦角 (dànjué)
正三角形
死角 (sǐjiǎo)
海角 (hǎijiǎo)
海角天涯
爪角
牛角 (niújiǎo)
牛角之歌
牛角尖 (niújiǎojiān)
牢角底
犀牛角
犀角
甘迺迪角
生角
甯戚扣角
男主角
男配角
畸角子
白花八角
直角 (zhíjiǎo)
眼角 (yǎnjiǎo)
眼角膜 (yǎnjiǎomó)
磁偏角
笳角

羊角 (yángjiǎo)
芒角 (mángjiǎo)
菱角湖 (Língjiaohú)
街角 (jiējiǎo)
衣角 (yījiǎo)
裹角
要角
角冠
角力 (juélì)
角口
角妓
角子 (jiǎozi)
角宿 (Jiǎoxiù)
角尺 (jiǎochǐ)
角巾
角巾私第
角度 (jiǎodù)
角弓 (jiǎogōng)
角招
角枕
角柱 (jiǎozhù)
角球 (jiǎoqiú)
角立
角粽
角肩椿象
角膜 (jiǎomó)
角膜炎 (jiǎomóyán)
角色 (juésè)
角落 (jiǎoluò)
角蛋白 (jiǎodànbái)
角角
角逐 (juézhú)
角速度 (jiǎosùdù)
角黍 (jiǎoshǔ)
警角
豆角 (dòujiǎo)
路角
蹶角
配角 (pèijué)
量角器 (liángjiǎoqì)
金三角 (Jīnsānjiǎo)
雀角鼠牙
鹿角 (lùjiǎo)
鹿角菜
麟角 (línjiǎo)
鼓角
鼠牙雀角
三角函數／三角函数 (sānjiǎo hánshù)
三角套匯／三角套汇
三角學／三角学 (sānjiǎoxué)
三角戀愛／三角恋爱
三角楓／三角枫 (sānjiǎofēng)
三角測量／三角测量
三角習題／三角习题
三角褲／三角裤 (sānjiǎokù)
三角貿易／三角贸易
三角錐／三角锥 (sānjiǎozhuī)
三角鐵／三角铁 (sānjiǎotiě)
三角點／三角点 (sānjiǎodiǎn)
不見圭角／不见圭角
乏角兒／乏角儿
五角六張／五角六张
五角大廈／五角大厦 (Wǔjiǎo Dàshà)
傾斜角／倾斜角
傾角／倾角 (qīngjiǎo)
優角／优角
兔角龜毛／兔角龟毛
內角／内角 (nèijiǎo)
內角球／内角球
內錯角／内错角 (nèicuòjiǎo)
八角楓科／八角枫科 (bājiǎo fēngkē)
八角蓮／八角莲
八角金盤／八角金盘 (bājiǎojīnpán)
共軛角／共轭角
出頭露角／出头露角
分角線／分角线
初露頭角／初露头角
劈角兒／劈角儿
勾心鬥角／勾心斗角 (gōuxīndòujiǎo)
匹角兒／匹角儿
口角春風／口角春风
咫角驂駒／咫角骖驹
唱獨角戲／唱独角戏
圓周角／圆周角 (yuánzhōujiǎo)
圓心角／圆心角 (yuánxīnjiǎo)
壓角章／压角章
外錯角／外错角
多角經營／多角经营
夾角／夹角 (jiājiǎo)
對對角／对对角
對角／对角 (duìjiǎo)
對角線／对角线 (duìjiǎoxiàn)
嶄露頭角／崭露头角 (zhǎnlùtóujiǎo)
廣角鏡／广角镜
廣角鏡頭／广角镜头
抓角兒／抓角儿
拐彎抹角／拐弯抹角 (guǎiwānmòjiǎo)
挖牆角／挖墙角
掎角之勢／掎角之势 (jījiǎo zhī shì)
掛角／挂角
掛角讀書／挂角读书

有稜有角／有棱有角
淨角／净角 (jìngjué)
烏白馬角／乌白马角
爭四角／争四角
牆角／墙角 (qiángjiǎo)
牛角掛書／牛角挂书
牛角書生／牛角书生
犄角之勢／犄角之势 (jījiǎo zhī shì)
狗屠角牴／狗屠角抵
獨角戲／独角戏 (dújiǎoxì)
獨角赦書／独角赦书
生毛帶角／生毛带角
畫角／画角
直角坐標／直角坐标
直角規／直角规
眼犄角兒／眼犄角儿
磁傾角／磁倾角
社會角色／社会角色 (shèhuì juésè)
稜角／棱角 (léngjiǎo)
童牛角馬／童牛角马
等角線／等角线
節角／节角
紅角兒／红角儿
綰角兒／绾角儿
總角／总角 (zǒngjué)
總角之交／总角之交
總角之好／总角之好
羊角風／羊角风 (yángjiǎofēng)
羚羊掛角／羚羊挂角
芒角撐腸／芒角撑肠
號角／号角 (hàojiǎo)
蝸角／蜗角
蝸角之爭／蜗角之争 (wōjiǎozhīzhēng)
蝸角虛名／蜗角虚名
蝸角蠅頭／蜗角蝇头
蠅頭蝸角／蝇头蜗角
補角／补角 (bǔjiǎo)
視角／视角 (shìjiǎo)
角兒／角儿
角帶／角带
角平分線／角平分线 (jiǎo píngfēnxiàn)
角樓／角楼 (jiǎolóu)
角礫岩／角砾岩 (jiǎolìyán)
角腦／角脑
角色衝突／角色冲突
角觝／角抵
角調／角调
角貝／角贝
角質層／角质层 (jiǎozhìcéng)
角鋼／角钢
角錐／角锥 (jiǎozhuī)
角門／角门 (jiǎomén)
角頁岩／角页岩
角頂／角顶
角頭／角头
角馬／角马 (jiǎomǎ)
角魚／角鱼
角鴟／角鸱 (jiǎochī)
角鷹／角鹰
觸角／触角 (chùjiǎo)
豬角／猪角
轉彎抹角／转弯抹角
轉灣抹角／转湾抹角
轉角／转角 (zhuǎnjiǎo)
連營畫角／连营画角
邊角料／边角料 (biānjiǎoliào)
鄰角／邻角 (línjiǎo)
鈍角／钝角 (dùnjiǎo)
鉤心鬥角／钩心斗角
銀角／银角
錯角／错角
鏡頭視角／镜头视角
鐵三角／铁三角
鑽牛角尖／钻牛角尖 (zuān niújiǎojiān)
長角果／长角果
陣角／阵角 (zhènjiǎo)
雞角／鸡角
露頭角／露头角
頂角／顶角
頭角／头角 (tóujiǎo)
頭角兒／头角儿
頭角崢嶸／头角峥嵘 (tóujiǎozhēngróng)
頭角嶄然／头角崭然
額角／额角 (éjiǎo)
顏面角／颜面角
顯露頭角／显露头角
風角／风角 (fēngjiǎo)
餘角／余角 (yújiǎo)
馬生角／马生角
馬角烏白／马角乌白
驢生戟角／驴生戟角
驢生笄角／驴生笄角
鬢角／鬓角 (bìnjiǎo)
鳳毛麟角／凤毛麟角 (fèngmáo línjiǎo)
鵓角／鹁角
鹿角畫／鹿角画
麟角鳳毛／麟角凤毛 (línjiǎo fèngmáo)
麟角鳳觜／麟角凤觜
麟角鳳距／麟角凤距
麥角／麦角 (màijiǎo)
龜毛兔角／龟毛兔角

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (角):

→ Japanese: 角(かく) (kaku)
→ Korean: 각(角) (gak)
→ Vietnamese: giác (角)

Others:

→ Khmer: កាក់ (kak)
- → English: kak
→ Thai: กั๊ก (gák)
→ Vietnamese: góc

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lù (lu⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lù
  - Wade–Giles: lu⁴
  - Yale: lù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luh
  - Palladius: лу (lu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹/

Middle Chinese: /luk̚/

Rime
Character	角
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	東 (3)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	盧谷切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/luk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/luk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/luk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ləwk̚/
Li Rong	/luk̚/
Wang Li	/luk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/luk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	luk⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡ·roːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	角
Reading #	2/2
No.	6376
Phonetic component	角
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	禄
Old Chinese	/*ɡ·roːɡ/

Definitions

角

^† Only used in 角里 (former placename, located in Jiangsu province, now Zhūjiājiǎo).

References

“角”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學／香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

角

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō)
Kan-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō)
Kun: かど (kado, 角, Jōyō); つの (tsuno, 角, Jōyō); すみ (sumi, 角); くらべる (kuraberu, 角べる)

Compounds

角(かく)帯(おび) (kakuobi)
角(かく)界(かい) (kakukai), 角(かっ)界(かい) (kakkai)
角(かく)質(しつ) (kakushitsu)
角(かく)度(ど) (kakudo)
角(かく)膜(まく) (kakumaku)
一(いっ)角(かく) (ikkaku)
鋭(えい)角(かく) (eikaku, “acute angle”)
外(がい)角(かく) (gaikaku)
仰(ぎょう)角(かく) (gyōkaku)
互(ご)角(かく) (gokaku)
広(こう)角(かく) (kōkaku)
三(さん)角(かく) (sankaku)
四(し)角(かく) (shikaku)
視(し)角(かく) (shikaku)
死(し)角(かく) (shikaku)
触(しょっ)角(かく) (shokkaku)
折(せっ)角(かく) (sekkaku)
直(ちょっ)角(かく) (chokkaku)
兎(と)角(かく) (tokaku)
頭(とう)角(かく) (tōkaku)
鈍(どん)角(かく) (donkaku, “obtuse angle”)
内(ない)角(かく) (naikaku)
方(ほう)角(がく) (hōgaku)
六(ろっ)角(かく) (rokkaku)
蓮(れん)角(かく) (renkaku)
角(かく)括(かっ)弧(こ) (kakukakko)
一(いっ)角(かく)獣(じゅう) (ikkakujū, “unicorn”)
五(ご)角(かく)形(けい) (gokakukei)
多(た)角(かく)的(てき) (takakuteki)
八(はっ)角(かく)形(けい) (hakkakukei)
真(ま)四(し)角(かく) (mashikaku)
立(りっ)体(たい)角(かく) (rittaikaku)
兎(と)に角(かく) (tonikaku)
兎(と)も角(かく) (tomokaku)
一(ひと)角(かど) (hitokado)
街(まち)角(かど) (machikado)
三(み)つ角(かど) (mitsukado)
四(よ)つ角(かど) (yotsukado)
曲(ま)がり角(かど) (magarikado)
角(つの)笛(ぶえ) (tsunobue)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
角
かど Grade: 2
kun’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かど [káꜜdò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ka̠do̞]

(Tōhoku) IPA^(key): [ka̠ⁿdo̞]

Noun

角(かど) • (kado)

a corner (e.g., of a desk; compare 隅)
an edge
机(つくえ)の角(かど)
tsukue no kado
edge of the desk
a street corner

Proper noun

角(かど) • (Kado)

a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
角
かく Grade: 2
on’yomi

First attested in 718 CE.[2] Ultimately from Middle Chinese 角 (MC luk̚, kˠʌk̚).

Noun

角(かく) • (kaku)

(mathematics) angle
入(にゅう)射(しゃ)角(かく)
nyūshakaku
angle of incidence
(geography) cape, headland, point
A bishop (shogi). Abbreviation of 角行.

Proper noun

角(かく) • (Kaku)

a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
角
つの Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[2] From Proto-Japonic *tuno.

Noun

角(つの) • (tsuno)

horn, antler
鹿(しか)の角(つの)
shika no tsuno
deer antlers
- 2009 November 25, “第(だい)3(さん)話(わ) 抜(ぬ)かれたツノ [Episode 3 - The Fallen Antlers]”, in 地デジカ家族 [Chidejika (Terrestrial Digital Transition [Deer]) Family]‎, retrieved 2022-12-03, spoken by Chidejika (Negumi Urawa), 03:15 from the start:
  あの角(ツノ)はここの家(いえ)の分(ぶん)なの。それは、別(べつ)の家(いえ)のなの。もう余分(よぶん)は生(い)えないだよ。
  Ano tsuno wa koko no ie no bun nano. Sore wa, betsu no ie no nano. Mō yobun wa ienai dayo.
  That antler is at a part of your house. That's a different part of the house. So already it won't grow more.
  Note: This is transcribed.

Proper noun

角(つの) • (Tsuno)

a surname

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
角
すみ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 角 – see the following entry.

【すみ】	[noun] corner (e.g., of a room or board surface); nook [proper noun] a surname Alternative spellings 隅, 角

(This term, 角, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
“角”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 角 (MC kˠʌk̚).

Hanja

角 (eumhun 뿔 각 (ppul gak))

Hanja form^? of 각 (“horn or angle”).

Compounds

각도 (角度, gakdo)
각막 (角膜, gangmak)
각추 (角錐, gakchu)
각축 (角逐, gakchuk)
각피 (角皮, gakpi)
나각 (螺角, nagak)
내각 (內角, naegak)
시각 (視角, sigak)
여각 (餘角, yeogak)
직각 (直角, jikgak)
촉각 (觸角, chokgak)
총각 (總角, chonggak)
각속도 (角速度, gaksokdo)
다각적 (多角的, dagakjeok)
다각형 (多角形, dagakhyeong)
삼각법 (三角法, samgakbeop)
삼각형 (三角形, samgakhyeong)
팔각형 (八角形, palgakhyeong)
방위각 (方位角, bang'wigak)

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 角 (MC luk̚).

Hanja

角 (eumhun 사람 이름 록 (saram ireum rok), South Korea 사람 이름 녹 (saram ireum nok))

Only used in personal names.

Vietnamese

Han character

角: Hán Nôm readings: góc, dạc, giác, chác, giốc

chữ Hán form of giác (“(in compounds) corner, horn”).
Nôm form of góc (“corner, angle”).

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NKDKadoKakuTsuno-2] “角”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN