角色

jué

Traditional: 角色

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Translation

role, part, character (in a story)

Word origin

A compound of 角 (jué, here meaning a part in a play) and 色 (sè, role, type), a theatrical term that later broadened to any role one plays.

Origin
compound
Root
角 (jué, theatrical part) + 色 (sè, type, role)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 角

Stroke order for 色

Examples

She plays the main role in this film.

tuán

Everyone has their own role in the team.

This character is very hard to play.

bàn

Parents play an important role in a child's growth.

His favourite is the villain character in this story.

角色 (jué sè) means a role or part, whether a character in a film, play, or story, or the function someone fulfils in a group. It is read jué sè in this theatrical sense rather than jiǎo.

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