釣魚臺 diào yú tái

DEFINITIONS

  1. Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China as part of its territory

CHARACTERS

釣 diào fish; fishhook; tempt, lure
魚 yú fish; surname; KangXi radical 195
臺 tái tower, lookout; stage, platform