to fish with a hook and bait

= + : Dorothy Gale (di) has been fishing with a hook and bait (钓) in the aorta's toilet (ao4) for ours now, but at the end all she pulls out is a small silver spoon (勺). Enraged she shoots the water in the toilet multiple times using a golden harpoon (钅).

釣 character breakdown

spoon / ladle / CL:把[ba3] / abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: as 勺 should not be confused with 匕 (ladle), the mnemonic symbol for 勺 is a small silver spoon.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) feeds an elephant (勹) medicine in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). The medicine looks like a petal leaf (丶), and Sherlock Holmes uses a small silver spoon (勺) to feed it to the elephant.
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a bar of gold.

= + : In front of the encampment, Joan of Arc is on the lookout for smugglers. Indeed she catches the mean crocodile smuggling gold bars hidden in whole wheat breads.
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a bar of gold.

= + : In front of the encampment, Joan of Arc is on the lookout for smugglers. Indeed she catches the mean crocodile smuggling gold bars hidden in whole wheat breads.

Characters with 釣 as component

釣 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 釣

to fish (with line and hook) / to dupe
fishing rod / CL:根[gen1]
fishing tackle
to angle for fame (idiom) / to fish for compliments
angler / phisher (Internet slang)
erhua variant of 釣鉤|钓钩[diao4 gou1]
Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation / a cool head in a crisis
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation / a cool head in a crisis
(slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys

Sentences with 釣

釣 currently does not appear in any sentence.