Depicts catching fish (魚) from the water (氵). In many ancient forms, it was mostly written either as two hands holding a net catching a fish or four fish swimming in a stream of water.
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Traditional (漁)
Simplified (渔)
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Historical Evolution
漁
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
漁
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
漁
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
漁
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
漁
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
漁
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
漁
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
漁
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
漁
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
漁
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
漁
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
漁
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
漁
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
漁
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
漁
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
漁
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
漁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
渔 / 漁 [yú]
fisherman; to fish
Japanese
noun
- fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed)
- catch (e.g. of fish); haul
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
漁 あさり
Asari surname
漁 いさり
Isari surname
漁 いざり
Izari place name
漁 すなどり
Sunadori surname
漁 りょう
Ryō surname
漁 りょうざき
Ryōzaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (35)
渔夫 [yúfū] #10,375
fisherman
渔船 [yúchuán] #16,092
fishing boat
渔民 [yúmín] #23,594
fisherman
渔业 [yúyè] #30,063
fishing industry
渔具 [yújù] #23,233
fishing gear
渔网 [yúwǎng] #26,597
fishing net
渔场 [yúchǎng] #35,337
fishing ground
渔港 [yúgǎng] #59,757
fishing port
渔猎 [yúliè] #51,501
fishing and hunting
坐收渔利 [zuòshōuyúlì] #50,450
benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (113)
⭐ 漁る [あさる] #9,759
to fish
⭐ 漁師 [りょうし] #12,706
fisherman
⭐ 漁船 [ぎょせん] #23,435
fishing boat
大漁 [たいりょう] #31,919
big catch (fishing)
⭐ 漁業 [ぎょぎょう] #32,011
fishing industry
⭐ 漁村 [ぎょそん] #35,702
fishing village
読み漁る [よみあさる] #36,737
to read a large number (of)
⭐ 漁港 [ぎょこう] #42,113
fishing harbour
漁夫の利 [ぎょふのり] #45,406
profiting while others fight
買い漁る [かいあさる] #48,359
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on
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