角尺

jiǎochǐ
set square (tool to measure right angles)

CEDICT

carpenter's square

Wiktionary

  1. 牛角长达一尺。《礼记．王制》：「宾客之牛角尺」。
  2. 用以度量相邻平面是否垂直，或用作直角画线的工具。尺的两边互成直角。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 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 尺 chǐ
  1. a Chinese foot
  2. one-third of a meter
  3. a ruler
  4. a tape-measure
  5. one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine

classifiers: 支, 把

Related entries

三角板 sānjiǎobǎn
  1. set square
  2. triangle (for drawing right angles)
曲尺 qūchǐ set square (tool to measure right angles)
矩尺 jǔchǐ set square (tool to measure right angles)
丁字尺 dīngzìchǐ
  1. T-square
  2. set square (carpenter's tool)