钓 (diào): to fish
钓 (diào) is a Chinese character meaning “to fish.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (structural) and 勺 (structural). It ranks #2243 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 钓 a metal 钅 hook 勺; 勺 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 钱 (qián, money), 错 (cuò, wrong, mistake), 钟 (zhōng, clock, bell).
Definitions
- to fish
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA metal 钅 hook 勺; 勺 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰钅勺 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 钓
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 钓竿noun | diào gān | fishing rod |
| 钓鱼竿noun | diào yú gān | fishing rod |
| 钓具 | diào jù | fishing tackle |
| 垂钓verb | chuí diào | angling |
| 沽名钓誉phrase | gū míng diào yù | to angle for fame (idiom) |
| 钓钩noun | diào gōu | fishhook |
| 钓鱼台proper-noun | diào yú tái | Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but ... |
| 海钓noun | hǎi diào | sea angling |
| 放长线钓大鱼phrase | fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú | use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom) |
| 钓鱼式攻击 | diào yú shì gōng jī | (computing) phishing attack |
| 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 with no bait and the hook a... |
| 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) |
| 钓鱼执法noun | 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) |
| 钓鱼者 | diào yú zhě | angler |
钓 appears in 27 compound words: 59 as the first character, 19 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 钓 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
周末他常去湖边钓鱼，这是他最喜欢的休闲活动。
Zhōumò tā cháng qù hú biān diàoyú, zhè shì tā zuì xǐhuan de xiūxián huódòng.
On weekends, he often goes fishing by the lake; it's his favorite leisure activity.
台南游艇海钓2人失联 海面寻获船长遗体
tái nán yóu tǐng hǎi diào 2 rén shī lián hǎi miàn xún huò chuán cháng yí tǐ
Two People Missing After Yacht Fishing Trip in Tainan; Captain's Body Found at Sea
中国海警依法驱离日非法进入我钓鱼岛领海船只
zhōng guó hǎi jǐng yī fǎ qū lí rì fēi fǎ jìn rù wǒ diào yú dǎo lǐng hǎi chuán zhī
The Chinese Coast Guard lawfully expelled Japanese vessels that had illegally entered the territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands
诈团广发钓鱼简讯!NCC裁罚400万遭撤销 法院说...
zhà tuán guǎng fā diào yú jiǎn xùn ! cái fá wàn zāo chè xiāo fǎ yuàn shuō . . .
Fraud groups widely distribute fishing newsletters! NCC's fine of 4 million was revoked, and the court said...
刺青师夥同竹联帮大哥狂发钓鱼诈骗简讯 107人遭盗刷450万
cì qīng shī 夥 tóng zhú lián bāng dà gē kuáng fā diào yú zhà piàn jiǎn xùn rén zāo dào shuā wàn
The tattoo artist teamed up with the big brother of the Bamboo Union Gang to send fishing scam text messages 107 people were stolen and swiped 4.5 million
钓鱼逾60年皮肤晒成朱古力色 老翁病逝
diào yú yú nián pí fū shài chéng zhū gǔ lì sè lǎo wēng bìng shì
After over 60 years of fishing, his skin turned chocolate brown. The elderly man passed away.
如果你不忙，这周末为何不来跟我钓鱼呢？
Rúguǒ nǐ bù máng, zhè zhōumò wèihé bù lái gēn wǒ diàoyú ne?
If you are not busy, why don't you come fishing with me this weekend?
你喜欢钓鱼，没错吧？
Nǐ xǐhuan diàoyú, méicuò ba?
You like fishing, don't you?
昨天我去河边钓鱼了。
Zuótiān wǒ qù hébiān diàoyú le.
Yesterday I went and fished by the river.
他去钓鱼了，而没去打网球。
Tā qù diàoyú le, ér méi qù dǎ wǎngqiú.
He went fishing instead of playing tennis.
Character Family
钅 Radical Family — Characters sharing the metal radical
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