渔 yú fisherman
fisherman; to fish
怎么记住“渔”: 氵 water + 鱼 fish = fisherman. Knee-deep in cold water at dawn, the old man pulls up a shining fish, and his grandson cheers for the best fisherman in the village.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
渔 = 氵 water + 鱼 fish
- 氵 water meaning
- 鱼 fish meaning + sound
Knee-deep in cold water at dawn, the old man pulls up a shining fish, and his grandson cheers for the best fisherman in the village.
How it came to be
It joins water and a fish, for fishing, and the fish also gives the sound.
用法
- To fish / fishing as an occupation: 渔民 (yúmín) fisherfolk, 渔船 (yúchuán) fishing boat, 渔业 (yúyè) the fishing industry.
- 渔翁得利 (yúwēng-délì), the fisherman profits (while snipe and clam fight), means a third party reaping the gains of others' conflict. Note: 渔 is the activity, 鱼 (yú) is the fish itself.