要角

yàojué

important character (in a show) or player (in a scene)

Wiktionary

Homographs

要角 yàojiǎo
  1. significant role
  2. major figure

Entry Composition

=1 要 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=1 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=1 要 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭／要袅
=2 角 Jué surname Jue
=2 角 jiǎo
  1. angle
  2. corner
  3. horn
  4. horn-shaped
  5. unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)

classifier: 個
=2 角 jué
  1. role (theater)
  2. to compete
  3. ancient three legged wine vessel
  4. third note of pentatonic scale
=2 角 lù
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 角里 (former placename, located in Jiangsu province, now Zhūjiājiǎo)
  2. only used in 角里 (former placename, located in Jiangsu province, now Zhūjiājiǎo)
=2 角 gǔ only used in 角角 (gǔgǔ)