渔民

yūmín · HSK 7

fisherman

渔民 — fisherman

🎣 渔 fishing + 民 people = the folk who fish for a living

渔 carries the water radical 氵plus 鱼 fish, so it means to catch fish; 民 means common people or folk. Stack them and you get fisherfolk. Sound cue: yūmín starts like you mean — you mean to catch fish.

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