duò

柁

Character · Noun

rudder; helm (variant of 舵)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

rudder; helm (variant character for 舵)

archaic

Variant character for 舵, now rarely used in modern writing.

Chuán船
zhǎng长
zhuàn转
dòng动
duò柁
lún轮
 ，
gǎi改
biàn变
le了
háng航
xiàng向
 。

The captain turned the helm wheel, changing the course.

Zhè这
sōu艘
chuán船
shī失
qù去
le了
duò柁
 ，
wú无
fǎ法
kòng控
zhì制
fāng方
xiàng向
 。

This ship lost its rudder and could not control its direction.