The word 角度 is formed by combining two characters: 角, which means "corner" or "angle", and 度, which means "measure" or "degree". It is a conceptual compound where the first character provides the core object (an angle or a corner) and the second character provides the action or property applied to it (the act of measuring it, or its extent). Together, they create the integrated meaning of "angle" as a measured space between lines, or by metaphorical extension, a "point of view" or "perspective", as one's viewpoint is conceptually measured from a certain position.