角樓

角楼
jiǎolóu
corner (between walls)

CEDICT

  1. (architecture) corner tower (chiefly in traditional Chinese architecture)
  2. corner tower (chiefly in traditional Chinese architecture)

Wiktionary

城上的譙樓。可供瞭望及防守用。

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 樓 lóu
  1. house with more than 1 story
  2. storied building
  3. floor

classifiers: 層, 座, 棟

Related entries

彎角 wānjiǎo
  1. corner
  2. bend
  3. curve
拐彎處 guǎiwānchù
  1. corner
  2. bend
旮旯 gālá
  1. corner
  2. nook
  3. recess
  4. out-of-the-way place
牆角 qiángjiǎo corner (junction of two walls)
犄角旮旯 jījiǎogālá
  1. corner
  2. nook
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