角落
Old HSK 6
角落 (jiǎoluò) · corner
角落 (jiǎoluò) means “corner; nook”. It is written with 2 characters: 角 (corner) + 落 (to fall). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 角落 is built
The characters
角 jiǎo · corner
What 角 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A rhinoceros or other animal horn (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
落 luò · to fall
What 落 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 洛luò — a river in the Shanxi province
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 各gè — each
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 洛 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
房间的角落里放着一把椅子。Fángjiān de jiǎoluò lǐ fàngzhe yì bǎ yǐzi.There's a chair in the corner of the room.
他一个人坐在角落里看书。Tā yí gè rén zuò zài jiǎoluò lǐ kànshū.He sat alone in the corner reading.
Questions about 角落
What does 角落 mean?
角落 (jiǎoluò) means “corner; nook”.
How do you pronounce 角落?
角落 is pronounced jiǎoluò.
Which HSK level is 角落?
角落 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 角度jiǎodùangle
- 角色juésèrole
- 角jiǎocorner
- 落后luòhòuto fall behind
- 降落jiàngluòto land
- 丢三落四diūsānlàsìforgetful
- 堕落duòluòto degenerate
- 冷落lěngluòto leave out in the cold
- 落成luòchéngto be completed (building)
- 落实luòshíto put into effect
Learn 角落 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 94: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.