平角

píngjǎo

noun #30,113

Measure Word

一个平角 gè

Meanings

1 straight angle
2 180-degree angle

Characters

flat; level; equal; peace

angle; corner; horn

Examples

平角是一个180度的角。

Píngjǎo shì yīgè yībǎi bā shí dù de jiǎo.

A straight angle is a 180-degree angle.

老师在黑板上画了一个平角来演示。

Lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng huàle yīgè píngjǎo 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