渔 (yú) is a Chinese character meaning “to fish”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 鱼 (fish), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 鱼
Left–right structure
Structure from: makemeahanzi decomposition ⿰氵鱼 (build-time only); cjkvi-ids ⿰氵鱼; verified against hanzi-writer-data strokes 0–2 = 氵, 3–10 = 鱼
Memory aid
Water (氵) on the left, a fish (鱼) on the right: go to the water to get the fish — that is fishing. (Memory aid, not the historical origin.)
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 渔民yú mínfisherman; fishing folk渔 = yú
- 渔业yú yèfishery; fishing industry渔 = yú
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All readings
to fish; fishing
to fish; fishing; fishery; (formal) to seize for gain
捕鱼；与捕鱼有关的。也比喻用不正当手段谋取（如「渔利」）。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 渔民yú mínfisherman; fishing folk渔 = yú
- 渔业yú yèfishery; fishing industry渔 = yú
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 渔 mean?
渔 (yú) means to fish; fishing; fishery; (formal) to seize for gain.
How do you pronounce 渔?
It is pronounced yú.
What parts is 渔 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 鱼 (fish), side by side. The recorded source is: makemeahanzi decomposition ⿰氵鱼 (build-time only); cjkvi-ids ⿰氵鱼; verified against hanzi-writer-data strokes 0–2 = 氵, 3–10 = 鱼. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 渔 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 渔?
氵. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 渔?
Common ones are 渔民 and 渔业. The reading of 渔 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.