直角

zhíjiǎo

noun #28,888

Measure Word

一个直角 gè

Meanings

1 right angle
2 90-degree angle

Characters

straight / upright / vertical

angle / corner / horn

Examples

HSK 6

正方形的四个角都是直角。

Zhèngfāngxíng de sì gè jiǎo dōu shì zhíjiǎo.

All four corners of a square are right angles.

HSK 7-9

用三角尺可以画出精准的直角。

Yòng sānjiǎochǐ kěyǐ huà chū jīngzhǔn de zhíjiǎo.

You can draw a precise right angle with a set square.

Tips

memory

直 means 'straight/upright' and 角 means 'angle/corner.' A right angle is literally a 'straight corner' - the angle where two lines meet perfectly upright.

Stroke Order

直 zhí

角 jiǎo