Looking at the character 角, it seems impossible to guess its meaning with its current form. Let us see what we can get from its evolution history: (image taken from http://vividict.com)
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| evolution history of 角 |
Now looking at its Oracle scripts
and
, and especially its Bronze script
, They look much like what they draw, as shown below:
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| 角 |
Yes, 角 is the drawing of a horn of a buffalo or sheep.
Since 角 has sharp tip, it also used to represent something that is at a corner or with sharp tip. For example 角落.
Since angle in mathematics looks like a 角 in shape, angle is called 角 in Chinese, for example triangle is called 三角形.
That is all for 角. Time to enjoy a Chinese calligraphy with 角 inside:
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| 羚羊挂角 |
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