四角

Chinese

four
horn; angle; role
horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
 
trad. (四角)
simp. #(四角)

Pronunciation


Noun

四角

  1. four angles; four corners
  2. short for 四角形 (sìjiǎoxíng)

Derived terms

Adjective

四角

  1. (Hokkien, Puxian Min, figurative) rigid; inflexible in following rules; inflexibly observant with the rules

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “四角”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 477.

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
かく
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かく [shìkákúꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɕika̠kɯ̟]

Noun

()(かく) • (shikaku

  1. square, rectangle

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

()(かく) • (shikaku-na (adnominal ()(かく) (shikaku na), adverbial ()(かく) (shikaku ni))

  1. square, rectangular
    四角(しかく)(はこ)
    shikaku na hako
    a square box

Inflection

Synonyms

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

四角

  1. chữ Hán form of tứ giác (quadrilateral)