三角 meaning in English

sānjiǎo

triangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角學|三角学[san1 jiao3 xue2])

HSK 7-9nounadjective10 strokes

Meaning of 三角

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sānjiǎo
  1. triangle
  2. (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角學|三角学[san1 jiao3 xue2])

三角 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

三sān角jiǎo形xíng有yǒu三sān个gè角jiǎo,而ér六liù边biān形xíng有yǒu六liù个gè角jiǎo
A triangle has 3 corners, and a hexagon has 6 corners.
她tā喜xǐ欢huān穿chuān平píng角jiǎo内nèi裤kù,不bù喜xǐ欢huān穿chuān三sān角jiǎo的de,也yě不bù喜xǐ欢huān穿chuān丁dīng字zì裤kù。
She likes wearing boxer briefs, she doesn't like briefs, and also doesn't like thongs.
求qiú三sān角jiǎo形xíng内nèi切qiē圆yuán的de半bàn径jìng。
Find the radius of the incircle of the triangle.
求qiú三sān角jiǎo形xíng的de面miàn积jī
Please find the area of the triangle.
他tā上shàng身shēn长zhǎng得de呈chéng倒dào三sān角jiǎo形xíng,站zhàn在zài那nà里lǐ看kàn上shàng去qù特tè帅shuài!
His upper body looks like it has the shape of an inverted triangle; standing there, he seems extremely handsome!

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

三 sān · three · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

角 jiǎo · angle · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 三角.

角度jiǎodùangle; (fig.) point of view
角色juésèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
再三zàisānover and over again; again and again
三明治sānmíngzhì(loanword) sandwich
主角zhǔjuéleading role; lead; protagonist
角落jiǎoluòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
视角shìjiǎoangle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference
角逐juézhúto tussle; to contend
接二连三jiē'èr-liánsān(idiom) one after another; in quick succession
三维sānwéithree-dimensional; 3D
棱角léngjiǎoedge and corner; protrusion
举一反三jǔyī-fǎnsānto raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)

Questions about 三角

What does 三角 mean?

三角 (sānjiǎo) means "triangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角學|三角学[san1 jiao3 xue2])" and is used as a noun and adjective.

How do you write 三角?

三角 is made of 2 characters: 三 (3 strokes), 角 (7 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 三角 an HSK word?

Yes. 三角 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.