| 舵 | duò | helm; rudder |
| 舵手 | duò shǒu | helmsman |
| 右舵 | yòu duò | right rudder |
| 大舵手 | dà duò shǒu | the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong) |
| 左舵 | zuǒ duò | left rudder |
| 把舵 | bǎ duò | hold the rudder; hold (take, be at) the helm; steer |
| 掌舵 | zhǎng duò | to steer (a ship) |
| 操舵 | cāo duò | to steer (a vessel); to hold the rudder; at the helm |
| 操舵室 | cāo duò shì | pilothouse |
| 满舵 | mǎn duò | on full rudder; turning as sharply as possible |
| 舵把 | duò bǎ | tiller of a boat |
| 舵旁 | duò páng | helm (of a ship) |
| 船舵 | chuán duò | rudder; helm of a ship |
| 见风使舵 | 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 |
| 见风转舵 | jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò | lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation |
| 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) |
| 顺风转舵 | shùn fēng zhuǎn duò | to act according to whatever is the current outlook; pragmatic; unprincipled |
