角色
juésèTraditional: 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
角
色
Examples
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She plays the main role in this film.
团。
Everyone has their own role in the team.
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This character is very hard to play.
扮。
Parents play an important role in a child's growth.
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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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