Memory phrase for the Kanji: 舵


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Meaning

helm, rudder

Pronunciation

duò

Explanation

Left: boat (rowing boat with two persons ), right: it (lifeless) (Here: [boat-] bridge , sitting person )

Mnemonic

On the boat is a sitting person on the bridge at the: helm/rudder.

Radicals

boat
it (lifeless things)
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Vocabulary

 舵手  duò shǒu  helmsman
 顺风转舵  shùn fēng zhuǎn duò  to act according to whatever is the current outlook; pragmatic; unprincipled
 随风倒舵  suí fēng dǎo duò  to trim one's sails with the wind; to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
 随风倒舵  suí fēng dǎo duò  


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