三角形

sānjiǎoxíng

noun #14,930

Meanings

1 triangle

Characters

angle; corner; horn

Examples

请画一个三角形。

Qǐng huà yīgè sānjiǎoxíng.

Please draw a triangle.

这块地的形状是三角形的。

Zhèkuài dì de xíngzhuàng shì sānjiǎoxíng de.

This plot of land is triangular in shape.

Tips

memory

三 (three) + 角 (angle/corner) + 形 (shape) = three-angle shape. Chinese geometric terms are very logical: 四边形 (quadrilateral = four-side shape), 圆形 (circle = round shape).

Stroke Order

三 sān

角 jiǎo

形 xíng