diào = di + ao4
to fish with a hook and bait
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How to pronounce 釣

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

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釣 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jīn = ji + (e)n1
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
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]
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sháo = sh + ao2
spoon / ladle / CL:把[ba3] / abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)
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Characters with 釣 as component

釣 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 釣

to fish (with line and hook) / to dupe
erhua variant of 釣鉤|钓钩[diao4 gou1]

Sentences with 釣

釣 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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diào

to fish with a hook and bait

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