钓鱼竿 (diào yú gān) — fishing rod | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fishing rod

Measure word · 根

Examples

钓鱼竿。
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì gēn xīn diào yú gān.
I want to buy a new fishing rod.
钓鱼竿。
Tā yòng diào yú gān diào dào le yì tiáo dà yú.
He used the fishing rod to catch a big fish.
钓鱼竿，。
Zhè gēn diào yú gān tài duǎn le, bú shì hé zài hǎi biān diào yú.
This fishing rod is too short, it's not suitable for fishing by the sea.

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.

钓鱼to fish

钓diàofish鱼yúfish

动宾Verb + object

钓鱼 means to fish, and 竿 names the rod used for it.

Characters in this word

Most 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.

金勺釣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

勺

勺sháo釣diào

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 釣 uses 金 for metal and 勺 for its sound; the simplified 钓 is a later shorthand.

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

竹干竿

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

干

干gān竿gān

Same sound today

竿 uses 竹, bamboo, to mark the material, with 干 giving the sound.

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