鱼钩 (yú gōu) — fishhook

Definition

noun
fishhook
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 鱼钩
    Tā mǎi le yí gè yú gōu qù diào yú.
    He bought a fishhook to go fishing.
  • 鱼钩
    Hé lǐ yǒu jiù yú gōu, yóu yǒng shí yào xiǎo xīn.
    There are old fishhooks in the river, be careful when swimming.
  • 鱼钩
    Tā bǎ yú gōu rēng jìn shuǐ lǐ, děng yú shàng gōu.
    She threw the fishhook into the water and waited for a fish to bite.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

fish

The 'fish' sense and 'hook' sense combine to name a hook for catching fish.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 魚; 鱼 is its simplified writing.

For 鱼, the traditional form 魚 is a picture of a fish.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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