钓 — Chinese character
钓
diào
fishhook; to fish, to lure
- Pinyin
- diào
- Radical
- 167 ⾦ (Gold)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 钅 勺
- Formation
- ideographic — A metal 钅 hook 勺; 勺 also provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 釣
Common words with 钓
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 钓鱼 (釣魚) | diào yú | to fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap |
| 垂钓 (垂釣) | chuí diào | angling |
| 钓竿 (釣竿) | diào gān | fishing rod; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 钓钩 (釣鉤) | diào gōu | fishhook |
| 钓具 (釣具) | diào jù | fishing tackle |
| 沽名钓誉 (沽名釣譽) | gū míng diào yù | to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments |
| 海钓 (海釣) | hǎi diào | sea angling |
| 钓鱼竿 (釣魚竿) | diào yú gān | fishing rod |
| 钓客 (釣客) | diào kè | angler |
| 冰钓 (冰釣) | bīng diào | ice fishing |
| 野钓 (野釣) | yě diào | wild angling |
| 钓凯子 (釣凱子) | diào kǎi zi | (slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys |
English words written with 钓
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.