duò
rudder
Phonosemantic compound. 舟 represents the meaning and 它 represents the sound.
Definitions
Most common words with 舵
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
helm | ||
helmsman | ||
to steer (a ship) | ||
to steer | ||
to be flexible and take advantage of the situation |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*lˤajʔ (~ *C.lˤajʔ) | daX | duò | rudder; helm |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 1.5057% of movies
2926th most common character in movies
3088th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 11 |
Unicode | U+8235 |
Sources
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