钓竿

釣竿

diàogān

noun #34,358

Measure Word

一根钓竿 gēn

Meanings

1 fishing rod
2 fishing pole

Characters

to fish with hook and line

Examples

他买了一根新钓竿。

Tā mǎile yī gēn xīn diàogān.

He bought a new fishing rod.

钓竿甩得远,鱼上钩快。

Diàogān shuǎi de yuǎn, yú shànggōu kuài.

The further you cast the rod, the faster the fish bite.

Tips

memory

钓 (to fish) + 竿 (pole, bamboo rod) = the pole you fish with. 竿 also shows up in 竹竿 (bamboo pole) and 撑竿跳 (pole vault).

Stroke Order

钓 diào

竿 gān