TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
釣
釣 ＝ 金 ＋ 勺
ㄉㄧㄠˋ · diào
verb — to fish with a hook; to angle for
字源 FORM — what the parts do
勺聲sháo — gives the sounda ladle with one drop inside
IFsháo → diào — the bent-metal version took its own sound
A metal (金) hook bent to catch fish — 說文 reads it "to hook a fish." 勺 sháo, the ladle, carries the sound, worn to diào. 釣魚 is the act; figuratively, to angle for something you want.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一根金屬（金）彎成勾，線一甩——靜靜等魚上鉤。
A length of metal (金) bent to a hook, the line cast out — then the still wait for a bite.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)釣魚— to fish with a hook常用
→釣竿、釣鉤— a fishing rod; a fishhook
⇒沽名釣譽— to angle for fame — to fish for it
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
針＝ ＋ 十zhēnthe kin tool — 針 is the straight point, 釣 the bent hook勺sháothe sound donor — the bare ladle, before bends it