舵
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helm; rudder
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 舟 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 舵
- Common rank
- #2,670
- Unicode
- U+8235
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Formation & memory
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Words with 舵
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 见风转舵 | lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and … | |
| 顺风转舵 | to act according to whatever is the current outlook; pragmatic; unprincipled | |
| 大舵手 | the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong) | |
| 见风使舵 | lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and … | |
| 随风倒舵 | to trim one's sails with the wind; to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstan… | |
| 舵手 | helmsman | |
| 操舵室 | pilothouse | |
| 满舵 | on full rudder; turning as sharply as possible | |
| 船舵 | rudder; helm of a ship | |
| 把舵 | to hold the rudder; to hold (to take, to be at) the helm; to steer | |
| 舵把 | tiller of a boat | |
| 左舵 | left rudder | |
| 操舵 | to steer (a vessel); to hold the rudder; at the helm | |
| 掌舵 | to steer (a ship) | |
| 右舵 | right rudder | |
| 舵旁 | helm (of a ship) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 它 — compare how they read.