舵 = 舟 + 它

舵 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “rudder”. It is built from 舟 (boat) and 它 (it).

Keyword: rudder
Pinyin (Mandarin): duò
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: rudder, helm, руль, helm
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 舵 rudder

Decomposition

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舟 boat
它 it

How to find 舵 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “boat” + “it”. 舵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 舵 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.