角尺

jiǎochǐ
set square (tool to measure right angles)

CEDICT

carpenter's square

Wiktionary

  1. 牛角長達一尺。《禮記．王制》：「賓客之牛角尺」。
  2. 用以度量相鄰平面是否垂直，或用作直角畫線的工具。尺的兩邊互成直角。

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)