All portable modern anchors have four parts in common:
- One or more flukes (palms, arms, claw, or plow) to contact and dig into the seafloor.
- A shank, the shaft or stem that is pulled to set (bury) the fluke (the fluke tip is known as the pee, point, or bill).
- A crown (or base or heel) that connects the fluke(s) to the shaft.
- The anchor ring (or eye or shackle), by means of which the anchor is attached to the rode.