Usage of the character 舵

helm
rudder

chuánduò

船舵

[船舵]

rudder
helm of a ship

zuǒduò

左舵

[左舵]

left rudder

yòuduò

右舵

[右舵]

right rudder

bǎduò

把舵

[把舵]

to hold the rudder
to hold (to take, to be at) the helm
to steer

zhǎngduò

掌舵

[掌舵]

to steer (a ship)

mǎnduò

满舵

[滿舵]

on full rudder
turning as sharply as possible

duòshǒu

舵手

[舵手]

helmsman

duòpáng

舵旁

[舵旁]

helm (of a ship)

duòbǎ

舵把

[舵把]

tiller of a boat

cāoduò

操舵

[操舵]

to steer (a vessel)
to hold the rudder
at the helm

Dà Duòshǒu

大舵手

[大舵手]

the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong)

cāoduòshì

操舵室

[操舵室]

pilothouse

jiànfēngzhuǎnduò

见风转舵

[見風轉舵]

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

jiànfēngshǐduò

见风使舵

[見風使舵]

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

suífēngdǎoduò

随风倒舵

[隨風倒舵]

to trim one's sails with the wind
to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)

shùnfēngzhuǎnduò

顺风转舵

[順風轉舵]

to act according to whatever is the current outlook
pragmatic
unprincipled