The Chinese Radical: 角


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Meaning
horn    角

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 3
to break up, unravel, to separate, solution, to melt
jiě, jiè, xiè
Left: horn/corner (Image of a horn with head of an animal), right: sword , cow
The horn is cut by a sword from a cow: This is a "breaking up".
JLPT HSK 3
horn, angle, corner
jiǎo, jué

Image of an animal's head with a horn.
JLPT HSK 3
nozzle, mouth, beak, spout (of teapot etc)
zuǐ
Left: mouth , right: 觜 (stop , sitting person ), corner, horn (image of the horn of an animal)
This 'mouth' can stop the outlet, has to sit well and is made of horn: the nozzle/mouth.
JLPT HSK 4
sure, certain, authenticated, real
què
Left: stone (At the cliff is a stone ), right: corner, angle, horn (image of a horn with head of an animal)
The stone hits the corner. Surely!
JLPT HSK 5
to touch, sensing, to make contact with sth
chù
Left: horn, angle (image of a horn with head of an animal), right: insect
The "horns" (= antennas) of insects are for touching and sensing.
JLPT no HSK
lax, relaxed, negligent
xiè
Left: feelings , right: solution 解 (A horn was cut by a sword from that cow : It that a solution?)
Feelings can be a solution, if you take it lax/relaxed.
JLPT no HSK
crab
xiè
Top: solution 解 (A horn was cut by a sword from that cow : Is that a solution?), bottom: insect
It has a horn (= the shell) and with it claws it can pinch a cow. This 'insect' is: the crab.

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