角

• 拼音: jiǎo
• 汉字拆解: 角 = pictograph of an animal horn, with two prongs at the top

含义

Corner; angle; a unit of Chinese currency equal to one-tenth of a yuan.

As a noun, 角 means corner or angle, used in words like 角落 (corner of a room) and 三角形 (triangle). As a monetary unit, one 角 equals one-tenth of a 元 (yuan), commonly called 毛 in spoken Chinese. The character also means 'horn' in literary contexts.

例句

1. 这个东西三块五角钱。
2. 他站在房间的角落里。
3. 桌子的角撞到了我的腿。

用法指南

语境: money, geometry, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 一共两元五角。(That's two yuan and five jiao in total.)
• 教室的角落里有一把椅子。(There is a chair in the corner of the classroom.)

错误说法

• 在口语中说角而不说毛 (In casual spoken Chinese, people usually say 毛 instead of 角 for the monetary unit — 三毛钱 sounds more natural than 三角钱 in conversation)

起源与历史

角 is a pictograph originally depicting an animal horn. The meanings 'corner' and 'angle' derive from the pointed shape of a horn. The monetary meaning comes from horn-shaped tokens used in ancient trade.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal