舵(duò)

HSK 7-911 strokes

helm

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Character information

Pinyin
duò
Meaning
helm; rudder
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 舵 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰舟它

In this compound, the meaning comes from 舟 (boat); 它 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

舟zhōu它tā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 舵 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 舵

Common words using 舵 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

duò舵shǒu手
HSK 7-9

helmsman

Open 舵手 page →
yòu右duò舵

right rudder

Open 右舵 page →
zuǒ左duò舵

left rudder

Open 左舵 page →
bǎ把duò舵

to hold the rudder; to hold (to take, to be at) the helm; to steer

Open 把舵 page →
zhǎng掌duò舵

to steer (a ship)

Open 掌舵 page →
jiàn见fēng风shǐ使duò舵

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

Open 见风使舵 page →
jiàn见fēng风zhuǎn转duò舵

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

Open 见风转舵 page →
suí随fēng风dǎo倒duò舵

to trim one's sails with the wind

Open 随风倒舵 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

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手右左把掌见风使

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