Chinese symbol for “fishing”
渔捞
yú lāo
Traditional: 漁撈
fishing (as a commercial activity)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fishing is 渔捞 (yú lāo), defined as: fishing (as a commercial activity).
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 渔捞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渔业 (漁業) | yú yè | fishing industry; fishery |
| 渔民 (漁民) | yú mín | fisherman; fisher folk |
| 渔船 (漁船) | yú chuán | fishing boat; 条 (tiáo) |
| 渔夫 (漁夫) | yú fū | fisherman |
| 渔网 (漁網) | yú wǎng | fishing net |
| 渔港 (漁港) | yú gǎng | fishing port |
| 捕捞 (捕撈) | bǔ lāo | to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch |
| 打捞 (打撈) | dǎ lāo | to salvage; to dredge |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fishing”.
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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