渔
漁yú
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fisherman, to fish
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
The picture shows water 氵 and a fish 鱼, giving the first sense 'catch fish.' 鱼 also supplies the sound. From 'catch fish' came 'fisherman.'
Drawn as: water; fish
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