角
Jue2
#735 most
frequent character
surname Jue
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
角 jiǎo is a drawing of an animal's horn, and that was its first meaning. It grew to 'corner, angle', then 'perspective' and 'actor, role'. The money sense, a tenth of a yuan, came by sound loan, with no link to the shape.
Drawn as: an animal horn
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