pole a boat
棹 centers on a long pole used to propel or steer a boat, essentially a punting pole or oar.
棹 combines 木 (tree/wood) with 卓, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something tall or outstanding, together suggesting a long wooden pole.
The left side is wood 木, and the right side 卓 suggests something tall. Picture a tall wooden pole used to push a boat through the water.
For トウ, imagine using the pole to push off from the toe of the riverbank: toe -> トウ, and the boat glides forward.
shamisen with a medium-sized neck
shamisen with a thick neck
to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat)
boatmen's song
saomono; Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)
Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)
bolting upright; rearing up (horse)
shamisen with a thin neck