duò
舵
noun
technical
Meaning of 舵
舵 means rudder; steering device (of ships or aircraft). Pronounced d u ò.
- rudder; steering device (of ships or aircraft)
Character Info
Radical木
Strokes9
Components
木
它
Stroke Order
舵
Definitions & Examples
Chuán船
zhǎng长
zhàn站
zài在
chuán船
wěi尾
qīn亲
zì自
zhǎng掌
duò柁
。
The captain stood at the stern and steered the rudder personally.
Fēi飞
xíng行
yuán员
tiáo调
zhěng整
le了
shēng升
jiàng降
duò柁
yǐ以
gǎi改
biàn变
fēi飞
jī机
de的
fǔ俯
yǎng仰
jiǎo角
dù度
。
The pilot adjusted the elevator to change the aircraft's pitch angle.
Zhè这
sōu艘
chuán船
de的
duò柁
zài在
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
zhōng中
shòu受
sǔn损
le了
。
The ship's rudder was damaged during the storm.
Xiàng向
zuǒ左
dǎ打
fāng方
xiàng向
duò柁
，
chuán船
tóu头
jiù就
huì会
xiàngM
zuǒ就
piān会
zhuǎn向
左
偏
转
。
Turning the rudder to the left causes the bow of the! ship to swing left.
Xiàn现
dài代
fēi飞
jī机
de的
fāng方
xiàng向
duò柁
tōng通
cháng常
wèi位
yú于
chuí垂
zhí直
wěi尾
yì翼
shàng上
。
The rudder of a modern airplane is usually located on the vertical tail.