Taxonomy of meanings for 釣:　　

  • 釣 diào (OC: p-leewɡs MC: teu) 多嘯切 去 廣韻：【釣魚淮南子曰詹公釣千歳之鯉詹公古善釣者吕氏春秋曰太公釣於滋泉以遇文王 】
    • FISHING
      • nabactangling, fishing (as an occasional 指稱 usage, not apparently a lexicalised noun)
      • vadNpertaining to angling diào gān 釣杆 "fishing rod"
      • viactangle, go fishing with a rod
      • vtoNangle with a fishing line; metaphorical: fish up, angle for (fame etc)
      • vtoNfigurativefish (for profit etc)
      • vtt[oN1.]+prep+N2N2=placebe fishing at the place N2DS
    • SPORTS
      • nangling

    Additional information about 釣

    說文解字: 【釣】，鉤魚也。从金、勺聲。 【多嘯切】 〔小徐本此字次於「𨬝(𨫔)」字之後。

      Criteria
    • FISHING

      1. Yú 漁 is the general word for fishing of any kind, particularly of the professional activity of fishing.

      2. Fishing with a fishing rod and a line, mainly as an amateur activity and a leisure activity, is diào 釣.

      3. Fishing with a net, typically as a professional activity, is wǎng 網.

      4. Cè 矠 refers specifically to fishing with a spear.

      Word relations
    • Oppos: (FISHING)網/FISHING Fishing with a net, typically as a professional activity, is wǎng 網.