钓鱼岛 in English Diao4 yu2 Dao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands

Simplified Characters

钓 鱼 岛

Traditional Characters

釣 魚 島

Pinyin

Diao4 yu2 Dao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

钓diao4to fish with a hook and bait 鱼yu2surname Yu 岛dao3variant of 島|岛[dao3]