六角形

liùjiǎoxíng

noun

Measure Word

一个六角形 gè

Meanings

1 hexagon
2 hexagonal

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

这块地砖是六角形的。

Zhè kuài dìzhuān shì liùjiǎoxíng de.

This floor tile is hexagonal.

HSK 7-9

蜂巢由许多六角形的小格子组成。

Fēngcháo yóu xǔduō liùjiǎoxíng de xiǎo gézi zǔchéng.

A honeycomb is made up of many small hexagonal cells.

Tips

usage

In geometry the standard term is 六边形 "six-sided figure"; 六角形 "six-cornered figure" is the everyday word, used for snowflakes, nuts and tiles.

Stroke Order

六 liù

角 jiǎo

形 xíng