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Chinese symbol for “angling”

垂钓
chuí diào
Traditional: 垂釣
angling

The closest CC-CEDICT match for angling is 垂钓 (chuí diào), defined as: angling.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

垂 chuí
to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
radical 32 ⼟ · 8 strokes
钓 diào
fishhook; to fish, to lure
radical 167 ⾦ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 垂钓.

WordPinyinMeaning
垂直chuí zhíperpendicular; vertical
下垂xià chuíto droop; to sag
垂死chuí sǐdying
垂青chuí qīngto show appreciation for sb; to look upon sb with favor
垂涎chuí xiánto drool; to salivate; (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily
钓鱼 (釣魚)diào yúto fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap
钓竿 (釣竿)diào gānfishing rod; measure word: 根 (gēn)
钓钩 (釣鉤)diào gōufishhook

See also: Japanese symbol for “angling”.

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.

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