Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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)


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