Keyword
helm
- rudder
- Frequency
- #3514
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
duò
Mnemonic
舟 (boat) gives the meaning and 它 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
舵
helm; rudder
掌舵
to steer (a ship)
舵手
helmsman
船舵
rudder; helm of a ship
操舵
to steer (a vessel); to hold the rudder; at the helm
满舵
on full rudder; turning as sharply as possible
见风使舵
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
把舵
to hold the rudder; to hold (to take, to be at) the helm; to steer
见风转舵
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation