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角

jué

Definition

role (theater)
to compete
ancient three legged wine vessel
third note of pentatonic scale

Other pronunciations

jiǎo

10 cents
angle
corner
meaning component (horns, or the extended meanings of angles and corners)
horn
antler
radical (Kang Xi 148)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (24)

to transport under guard

to dismiss; to dispel; to separate; to undo; allay; to divide; to break up; to split; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to untie; to remove; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; (a) solution; dissection

real; really; indeed; true; solid; reliable; authentic; authenticated; firm

to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions

feast; goblet

ancient measuring vessel; fifty liters; dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks)

big; cup made of horn; horn wine container

goblet; rule; law

ancient measuring vessel (same as 斛); frightened

goblet

rafter; malus toringo

(of land) barren; stony

tremble with fear

dissatisfied

(of animal horn) sharp

ivory bodkin for undoing knots

fever; tartar horn

beak; Orion (approx. 猎户座); number 21 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿

buckle; clasp; ring

horns; antlers

to polish horn

bent upwards; taut

odd; one horn up and one horn down

to butt; resist

Related words (20)

wrestling; a trial of strength

wrestling; to wrestle

to wrestle

role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiao3 se4]

to tussle; to contend; to contest

jué dòu chǎng

wrestling ring

角色扮演游戏

jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xì

role-playing game; RPG

clown role in opera; clown; buffoon

leading role; lead

bad guy (in a story); villain

altercation; wrangle; angry argument

famous actor

to poach (talent, personnel from competitors); to raid (a competitor for its talent); Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]

to praise an actor; adulation

dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)

(theater) understudy

good guy (in a story); hero

supporting role (in play, film etc); minor role; to play a secondary role (in business etc); to play second fiddle

xìng bié jué sè

gender role

宫商角徵羽

gōng shāng jué zhǐ yǔ

pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

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