三角

sānjiǎo

noun HSK 7-9 #9,380

Measure Word

一个三角 gè

Meanings

1 triangle
2 triangular

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

这块地的形状是一个三角。

Zhèkuài dì de xíngzhuàng shì yīgè sānjiǎo.

This plot of land is shaped like a triangle.

HSK 6

三角形的面积怎么算?

Sānjiǎoxíng de miànjī zěnme suàn?

How do you calculate the area of a triangle?

Tips

usage

三角 appears in many compounds: 三角形 (triangle shape), 三角洲 (delta), 三角关系 (love triangle). In math contexts, 三角函数 means trigonometric functions.

Stroke Order

三 sān

角 jiǎo