漁 meaning and stroke order
Fisherman; to fish; to pursue; to sieze
How to write 漁, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 漁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- fisherman
- to fish
How 漁 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To fish 魚 in a river氵; 魚 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 漁
漁 puts water 氵 next to a fish 魚. Going to the water to get fish is fishing, and 魚 (yú) also gives the sound.
漁 is the traditional form of 渔, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and it appears mostly in compounds about fishing work, such as 漁民 (yúmín) and 漁船 (yúchuán). It can also mean to grab something unfairly, as in the idiom 漁翁得利 (yúwēng dé lì), "the fisherman gets the profit" while two others fight. Example: 他爸爸是漁夫。(Tā bàba shì yúfū.) His father is a fisherman.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 漁 (to fish) and 魚 (fish). Both are read yú, but 魚 is the animal and 漁 is the activity, so "fishing boat" is 漁船, not 魚船.
Common words with 漁
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 漁
How many strokes are in 漁?
漁 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 漁 mean?
漁 (yú) means fisherman; to fish; to pursue; to sieze. A common word with it is 渔民 (yúmín), meaning "fisherman; fisher folk".
How do you pronounce 漁?
漁 is pronounced yú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 漁?
The radical of 漁 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 漁 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 漁?
漁 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 渔, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 漁 used for "to go fishing" in everyday speech?
Not usually. In casual speech people say 釣魚 (diàoyú) for fishing with a rod. 漁 appears more in fixed words about the fishing trade, like 漁業 (yúyè), fishing industry.
What does 漁 mean when it means "to seize"?
It means to take something for yourself by improper means. You see it in set phrases like 漁利 (yúlì), to reap unfair profit, and 漁翁得利 (yúwēng dé lì).