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Chinese symbol for “entrapment”

钓鱼执法
diào yú zhí fǎ
Traditional: 釣魚執法
(law) entrapment

The closest CC-CEDICT match for entrapment is 钓鱼执法 (diào yú zhí fǎ), defined as: (law) entrapment.

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

钓 diào
fishhook; to fish, to lure
radical 167 ⾦ · 8 strokes
鱼 yú
fish
radical 195 ⿂ · 8 strokes
执 zhí
to execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze, to detain
radical 64 ⼿ · 6 strokes
法 fǎ
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 钓鱼执法.

WordPinyinMeaning
钓鱼 (釣魚)diào yúto fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap
垂钓 (垂釣)chuí diàoangling
钓竿 (釣竿)diào gānfishing rod; measure word: 根 (gēn)
钓钩 (釣鉤)diào gōufishhook
钓具 (釣具)diào jùfishing tackle
沽名钓誉 (沽名釣譽)gū míng diào yùto angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments
鱼类 (魚類)yú lèifishes
鲨鱼 (鯊魚)shā yúshark
执行 (執行)zhí xíngto implement; to carry out
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of

See also: Japanese symbol for “entrapment”.

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.