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钓

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to fish with a hook and line; to angle

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,145 U+9493

How 钓 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A metal 钅 hook 勺; 勺 also provides the pronunciation

components: 钅 勺

How to remember it

go fishin’ · Heisig RSH #282

金 gold + 勺 ladle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 钓

WordPinyinMeaning
放长线钓大鱼 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩 tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing …
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom); fig. to stay calm in a…
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩 Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fish…
钓鱼台 Diào yú tái Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them…
钓鱼式攻击 diào yú shì gōng jī (computing) phishing attack
钓鱼岛 Diào yú Dǎo Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also call…
钓鱼执法 diào yú zhí fǎ (law) entrapment
稳坐钓鱼台 wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom); fig. to stay calm in a…
钓鱼杆 diào yú gān variant of 釣魚竿|钓鱼竿[diao4 yu2 gan1]
海钓 hǎi diào sea angling
钓钩儿 diào gōu r erhua form of 釣鉤|钓钩[diao4 gou1]
钓鱼 diào yú to fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's hea…
钓凯子 diào kǎi zi (slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys
钓客 diào kè angler
冰钓 bīng diào ice fishing
野钓 yě diào wild angling
钓针 diào zhēn fishhook
钓具 diào jù fishing tackle
钓杆 diào gān variant of 釣竿|钓竿[diao4 gan1]