棱
角

Edge and corner in Chinese: 棱角 (léng jiǎo)

léng jiǎo

edge and corner

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 稜角1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1edge and corner
  2. 2protrusion
  3. 3sharpness (of a protrusion)
  4. 4craggy
  5. 5ridge corner

Stroke order

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棱
角

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄥˊ

léng

ㄌ/ lㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄠˇ

jiǎo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

棱角

Simplified

稜角

Traditional

Example sentences

See 棱角 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这块石头的棱角很分明。

    zhè kuài shí tou de léng jiǎo hěn fēn míng。

    This stone has very sharp, well-defined edges.

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Related words

角

jiǎo

angle

角度

jiǎo dù

angle

角色

jué sè

role

主角

zhǔ jué

leading role

角落

jiǎo luò

nook

角逐

jué zhú

to tussle

三角

sān jiǎo

triangle

视角

shì jiǎo

angle from which one observes an object

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