平角

píngjiǎo
noun #30,113

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 straight angle
  2. 2 180-degree angle

Examples

HSK 5
Píngjiǎo shì yí ge yībǎi bāshí dù de jiǎo.
A straight angle is a 180-degree angle.
HSK 7-9
Lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng huà le yí ge píngjiǎo lái yǎnshì.
The teacher drew a straight angle on the blackboard to demonstrate.

Tips

memory
平 means flat or level, and 角 means angle. A 平角 is literally a 'flat angle' - it looks like a perfectly flat, level line, which is exactly what a 180° angle looks like.

Stroke Order

平 píng
角 jiǎo