钓 (diào) — to fish (with a hook and line); to angle
Definition
verb
to fish (with a hook and line)to angle
Easily confused
- 杓biāolook-alikethe three stars forming the tip of the handle of the Big Dipper (in Chinese astronomy)
- 掉diàosound-aliketo fall; to drop
- 约yuēlook-alike(verb) to make an appointment; to arrange to meet
- 调diàosound-alike(verb) to transfer, to move (troops, cadres, personnel)
- 灼zhuólook-aliketo burn, scorch, singe
- 调diàosound-aliketo transfer, to move (people, troops, or resources) from one place to another
Examples
- 。Tā xǐ huan zài hé biān diào yú.He likes to fish by the river.
- 钓。Zuó tiān wǒ diào le yì tiáo dà yú.Yesterday I caught a big fish.
- 。Tā men qù hǎi biān diào yú le.They went to the seaside to fish.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 釣; 钓 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 釣 uses 金 for metal and 勺 for its sound; the simplified 钓 is a later shorthand.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.