fisherman

to fish

water (氵) + fish (鱼) = fishing

A fish in water is simply where fishing happens. Both components are fully semantic, painting a scene of the activity itself.

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WaterSemantic
FishSemantic

湖边有很多民,每天早上都去捕鱼。

hú biān yǒu hěn duō yú mín , měi tiān zǎo shang dōu qù bǔ yú 。

There are many fishermen by the lake, who go fishing every morning.

这个小村子里的夫靠大海生活了很多年。

zhè ge xiǎo cūn zi lǐ de yú fū kào dà hǎi shēng huó le hěn duō nián 。

The fishermen in this small village have made their living from the sea for many years.

Words with 渔

鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利

yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì

lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)

黄腿渔鸮

huáng tuǐ yú xiāo

(bird species of China) tawny fish owl (Ketupa flavipes)

南方澳渔港

nán fāng ào yú gǎng

Nanfang-ao Port in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan

坐收渔利

zuò shōu yú lì

benefit from others' dispute (idiom)

授之以鱼不如授之以渔

shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)

授人以鱼不如授人以渔

shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime

李渔

lǐ yú

Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist

毛脚渔鸮

máo jiǎo yú xiāo

(bird species of China) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)

渔获

yú huò

fish catch

渔猎

yú liè

fishing and hunting

渔笼

yú lóng

fishing pot (trap)

渔网

yú wǎng

fishing net

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