东南角 (dōng nán jiǎo) — southeast corner | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

southeast corner

Examples

东南角。
Tú shū guǎn zài xiào yuán de dōng nán jiǎo.
The library is at the southeast corner of the campus.
东南角。
Nà ge xiǎo fàn guǎn jiù zài jiē de dōng nán jiǎo.
That small restaurant is right at the southeast corner of the street.
东南角，。
Cóng dōng nán jiǎo chū fā, nǐ kě yǐ kàn dào zhěng zuò chéng shì.
Starting from the southeast corner, you can see the whole city.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

东南southeast

东dōngeast南nánsouth

联合Coordinate

东 and 南 are the directions east and south, and 角 is a corner, so it names the corner in the southeast.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 東; 东 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 東 originally drew a full bag tied at both ends. The simplified 东 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 角 is a picture of a horn.

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