duò

Radical: 舟 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

舵 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 舵

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 舵.

右舵
yòu duò
right rudder
左舵
zuǒ duò
left rudder
把舵
bǎ duò
hold the rudder
掌舵
zhǎng duò
to steer (a ship)
操舵
cāo duò
to steer (a vessel)
满舵
mǎn duò
on full rudder
舵手
duò shǒu
helmsman
舵把
duò bǎ
tiller of a boat
舵旁
duò páng
helm (of a ship)
船舵
chuán duò
rudder
大舵手
dà duò shǒu
the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong)
操舵室
cāo duò shì
pilothouse

Related characters (radical 舟)

Characters that share the radical .

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