Chinese symbol for “helmsman”
舵手
duò shǒu
helmsman
The closest CC-CEDICT match for helmsman is 舵手 (duò shǒu), defined as: helmsman.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “helmsman”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 舵手.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掌舵 | zhǎng duò | to steer (a ship) |
| 船舵 | chuán duò | rudder; helm of a ship |
| 操舵 | cāo duò | to steer (a vessel); to hold the rudder |
| 满舵 (滿舵) | mǎn duò | on full rudder; turning as sharply as possible |
| 见风使舵 (見風使舵) | jiàn fēng shǐ duò | lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation |
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability |
| 选手 (選手) | xuǎn shǒu | athlete; contestant |
See also: Japanese symbol for “helmsman”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.