Meaning & readings
angling, fish, catch, allure, ensnare
Origin
This character combines the metal radical (金) on the left, which classifies it as a tool or object made of metal, with a sound component (勺) on the right that hints at the pronunciation. The metal part makes sense because fishing hooks and other angling equipment are traditionally made of metal. Together, these components create a character that refers to the metal implements and act of fishing—casting a line to catch or allure fish. The sound component doesn't contribute meaning here; it simply helps indicate how the character should be pronounced.
AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).
Components
- 金
- 勺
A sound hint component points at the character’s pronunciation, not its meaning — don’t read a meaning into it.
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 11
- Kangxi radical
- 167
- Grade
- Jōyō (secondary school)
- Frequency rank
- #1542 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 1
- Unicode
- U+091E3