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Translingual
Stroke order (Chinese)
Stroke order (Japan)
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 (H T J K V ) 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 Dictionary: 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
Glyph origin
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. A conservative version is 𧢲 . Similar but unrelated to 甬 , 用 , and the bottom part of 備 .
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krəw ( “ horn; angle; corner ” ) (STEDT). Cognate with Tibetan རྭ ( rwa , “ horn ” ) , Garo grong ( “ horn ” ) , Jingpho nrung ( “ 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 , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : go2 / juo2
(Xi'an , Guanzhong Pinyin ) : juǒ
(Nanjing , Nanjing Pinyin ) : go̊q / jio̊q
(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
Northern Min (KCR ) : gŭ / gŏ̤
Eastern Min (BUC ) : gáe̤k
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): gah6
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : kak
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : gag4
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 7 koq
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : jio6 / go6
Note :
jiǎo - colloquial (“horn; angle; corner; ten cents; role; actor; to contend; Horn mansion”);
jué - literary (“role; actor; music note; to contend; Horn mansion”).
Note :
go2 - vernacular;
juo2 - literary.
Note :
go̊q - vernacular;
jio̊q - literary.
Note :
“horn; corner; angle; one tenth of a yuan; role; masculine animals; side; chunk; chipped or damaged portion”.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
角
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
jiǎo
Middle Chinese
‹ kæwk ›
Old Chinese
/*C.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. * 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
corner
( mathematics ) angle
( geography ) cape ; point ; headland
( numismatics ) one tenth of a yuan or dollar
role ; part ; character
actor ; actress (Can we add an example for this sense?)
( music ) bugle ; horn
( music ) third note in the Chinese pentatonic scale, or mi
to contend ; to compete ; to challenge
角 鬥/ 角 斗 ― jué dòu ― wrestle
( ~宿 ) ( Chinese astronomy ) Horn ( one of Twenty-Eight Mansions )
a surname
( gaming ) Short for 角色 (juésè ). (Classifier : 隻 / 只 )
( Northern Min , Eastern Min , Hokkien ) A suffix to denote masculine animals
( Hokkien ) side ( as a directional term, used with 這 / 这 (chit ) and 彼 (hit ) )
( Hokkien ) chunk ; lump ; piece
( Mainland China Hokkien ) chipped or damaged portion of something
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
角 (“horn”)
( cape ) : 岬 (jiǎ )
( one tenth of a yuan or dollar ) :
Dialectal synonyms of
角 (“ten cents; dime”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
角
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
毛
Taiwan
毛
Harbin
毛
Singapore
毛
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
毛
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
毛
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
毛
Xi'an
毛 , 角
Xining
毛 , 角
Xuzhou
毛 , 角
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
毛
Ürümqi
毛
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
角 , 毛
Wuhan
角
Guiyang
角 , 毛
Guilin
毛
Liuzhou
毛
Nanning (Wuming)
角
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
毛
Yangzhou
角 , 毛
Nantong
角
Hefei
毛 , 角
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, Xiangzhou)
毫子
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; 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
Yangjiang (Yangdong)
角
Yangdong (Yashao)
角
Yangchun
毫
Yangxi
角 , 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 , 毫子
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
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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
Xinzhou
毛
Northern Min
Jian'ou
角
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
角
Fuqing
角囝
Southern Min
Xiamen
角
Quanzhou
角
Zhangzhou
角
Tainan
角
Penang (Hokkien)
鈸
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
Singapore (Hainanese)
角
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
毫子
Zhongshan (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 ( gōng ) , 商 ( shāng ) , 角 , 徵 / 征 , 羽
Compounds
Descendants
Others :
→ Khmer: កាក់ ( kak )
→ Thai: กั๊ก ( gák )
→ Vietnamese: góc
Pronunciation 2
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 ).
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
角
Only used in 角角 (gǔgǔ ).
References
Japanese
Kanji
角
(Second grade kyōiku kanji )
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
From Old Japanese ,[ 1] in turn, from Proto-Japonic *kanto .
Possibly cognate with 廉 ( kado , “ grounds; charge; suspicion ” ) and 才 ( kado , “ ability ” ) .[ 1]
Pronunciation
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
See also
Proper noun
角( かど ) • (Kado )
a surname
Etymology 2
First attested in 718 CE .[ 3] Ultimately from Middle Chinese 角 (MC kaewk ).
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
From Old Japanese . First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE .[ 3] From Proto-Japonic *tuno .
Pronunciation
Noun
角( つの ) • (tsuno )
horn , antler
鹿( しか ) の 角( つの ) shika no tsuno deer antlers
Derived terms
Proper noun
角( つの ) • (Tsuno )
a surname
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of 角 – see the following entry.
(This term, 角 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 “角・稜 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten ] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo : Shogakukan , 2006
↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
↑ 3.0 3.1 “角 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten ] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo : Shogakukan , 2006
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 角 (MC kaewk ).
Hanja
角 (eumhun 뿔 각 ( ppul gak ) )
hanja form? of 각 ( “ horn or angle ” )
Compounds
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 luwk ).
Hanja
角 (eumhun 사람 이름 록 ( saram ireum rok ) , word-initial (South Korea) 사람 이름 녹 ( saram ireum nok ) )
Only used in personal names.
Tày
Noun
角 (các )
Nôm form of các ( “ pavilion ” ) .
本角 欄登 Vẩn khỉn các Lan Đằng Moved to the Lan Đằng pavilion
References
Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003 ) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày ] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
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 ” ) .
Compounds