懂中文 Dong Chinese

釣

diào

fish

A metal 釒 hook 勺; 勺 also provides the pronunciation

Components
釒 meaning component

釒  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

勺 sound,meaning component

勺  Sound Meaning component

sháo

  

spoon

Evolution

釣 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
釣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
釣 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
釣 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

钓 (釣) 

diào

fish; fishhook; tempt, lure; to fish with a hook and bait

Most common words with 釣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

钓

to fish with a hook and bait

钓鱼

to dupe

钓鱼岛

Diaoyu Islands

钓鱼台

Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands between Taiwan and Okinawa (administered by Japan), also known as the Pinnacle Islands

沽名钓誉

to angle for fame (idiom)