钓

diào = di + ao4

to fish with a hook and bait

钓 = 勺 + 钅 : 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).

钓 character breakdown

钓
- 勺
  - 丶
  - 勹
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
- 钅

sháo = sh + ao2

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

勺 = 丶 + 勹 : 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.

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic symbol: a golden harpoon.

Characters with 钓 as component

钓 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 钓

fishing tackle

angling

fishhook

to angle for fame (idiom) / to fish for compliments

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

angler / phisher (Internet slang)

fishing rod

r

erhua variant of 釣鉤|钓钩[diao4 gou1]

entrapment (law)

Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands

phishing attack (computing)

fishing rod / CL:根[gen1]

angler

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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

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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

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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

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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

Sentences with 钓

钓 currently does not appear in any sentence.