棱角 meaning in English

léngjiǎo

edge and corner; protrusion

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 稜角19 strokes

Meaning of 棱角

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

léngjiǎo
  1. edge and corner
  2. protrusion
  3. sharpness (of a protrusion)
  4. craggy
  5. ridge corner

Stroke order for each character

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

棱 léng · squared timber · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

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 棱角.

角度jiǎodùangle; (fig.) point of view
角色juésèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
主角zhǔjuéleading role; lead; protagonist
角落jiǎoluòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
三角sānjiǎotriangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角學|三角学[san1 jiao3 xue2])
视角shìjiǎoangle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference
角逐juézhúto tussle; to contend
女主角nǚzhǔjuéfemale lead; female protagonist
角斗士jiǎodòushìgladiator
三角洲sānjiǎozhōudelta (geography)
男主角nánzhǔjuémale lead; male protagonist
号角hàojiǎobugle horn

Questions about 棱角

What does 棱角 mean?

棱角 (léngjiǎo) means "edge and corner; protrusion" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 棱角?

棱角 is made of 2 characters: 棱 (12 strokes), 角 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 棱角 an HSK word?

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

How is 棱角 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 棱角 is written 稜角.