钓鱼岛 Traditional form: 釣魚島 Pinyin (reading): Diàoyú Dǎo Definitions: Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands Characters: 钓 - fishhook; to fish, to lure 鱼 - fish 岛 - island Traditional characters: 釣 - fishhook; to fish, to lure 魚 - fish 島 - island