钓 diào — fish; angle · English

钓

diào

fish; angle

At a glance · 钓

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从金，勺声，本义为以钩取鱼。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为垂钩捕鱼。

Structure

形声字，从金（意符，金属钩），勺（sháo）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyindiào

Radical钅

Strokes8

UnicodeU+9493

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English fish; angle To fish with a hook.

Français pêcher Pêcher à la ligne.

Español pescar Pescar con caña.

العربية يصطاد سمك يصطاد السمك بالصنارة.

Русский удить Удить рыбу.

Common words

钓diàofish
钓鱼diào yúfishing

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