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控
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control

HSK 5 N1
Human →Actions
kòng
コウ
ひか.える、ひか.え
공, 강
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 空 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 空 empty =
控 control
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
空 Phonetic component
kōng empty
empty, hollow, bare, deserted
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
控
Regular
Modern
Chinese
控 [kòng]
to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix) (slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (139)
控制 [kòng​zhì] #592
control
指控 [zhǐ​kòng] #1,804
accusation
监控 [jiān​kòng] #2,383
to monitor
监控 [jiān​kòng] #2,383
to monitor
控股 [kòng​gǔ] #22,333
to own a controlling number of shares in a company
调控 [tiáo​kòng] #41,323
to regulate
调控 [tiáo​kòng] #41,323
to regulate
失控 [shī​kòng] #3,616
to go out of control
宏观调控 [hóng​guān​tiáo​kòng] #4,539
macro-control
宏观调控 [hóng​guān​tiáo​kòng] #4,539
macro-control
129 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (54)
⭐ 控える [ひかえる] #2,079
to be temperate in
⭐ 控えめ [ひかえめ] #5,799
moderate
⭐ 控え室 [ひかえしつ] #13,970
waiting room
控えめに言う [ひかえめにいう] #31,621
to speak with restraint
⭐ 控え [ひかえ] #32,149
reserve
控えの間 [ひかえのま] #41,005
anteroom
⭐ 差し控える [さしひかえる] #47,678
to be moderate in
⭐ 控訴 [こうそ] #60,215
appeal to a higher court
⭐ 控除 [こうじょ] #69,422
subtraction
手控える [てびかえる] #98,527
to hang (hold) back
44 more items