Chinese symbol for “angler”
钓客
diào kè
Traditional: 釣客
angler
The closest CC-CEDICT match for angler is 钓客 (diào kè), defined as: angler.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 钓客.
| 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 |
| 客户 (客戶) | kè hù | client; customer |
| 游客 (遊客) | yóu kè | traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player |
See also: Japanese symbol for “angler”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.