控 (kòng): to control, to accuse, to charge
控 (kòng) is a Chinese character meaning “to control.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 空 (phonetic). It ranks #780 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 控 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to control
- to accuse
- to charge
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 控
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指控 | zhǐ kòng | accusation |
| 监控 | jiān kòng | to monitor |
| 失控 | shī kòng | to go out of control |
| 控告 | kòng gào | to accuse |
| 遥控 | yáo kòng | to direct operations from a remote location |
| 遥控器 | yáo kòng qì | a remote control |
| 控诉 | kòng sù | to accuse |
| 控制室 | kòng zhì shì | control room |
| 控制权 | kòng zhì quán | control (as in "to win control") |
| 控制台 | kòng zhì tái | control desk |
| 自控 | zì kòng | automated |
| 控股 | kòng gǔ | to own a controlling number of shares in a company |
| 调控 | tiáo kòng | to regulate |
| 控制论 | kòng zhì lùn | control theory (math.) |
| 数控 | shù kòng | numerical control (machining) |
控 appears in 98 compound words: 23 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 39 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 控 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
请控制好情绪，不要在公共场合发脾气。
Qǐng kòngzhì hǎo qíngxù, bùyào zài gōnggòng chǎnghé fā píqi.
Please control your emotions and don't lose your temper in public.
滙控季息料近3.3元增17% 大行估50亿恒...
滙 kòng jì xī liào jìn 3 . 3 yuán zēng 1 7 dà háng gū 5 0 yì héng . . .
HSBC's quarterly interest rate is expected to increase by 17% by nearly 3.3 yuan, and the major banks estimate 5 billion Heng...
AI“硬控”春节档,电影为何更有“人味”了
A I yìng kòng chūn jié dàng , diàn yǐng wéi hé gēng yǒu rén wèi le
AI "hard controls" the Spring Festival file, why is the movie more "human"
实控人春节前被拘,这家基金公司“问题股东”难...
shí kòng rén chūn jié qián bèi jū , zhè jiā jī jīn gōng sī wèn tí gǔ dōng nán . . .
The real controller was detained before the Spring Festival, the fund company "problem shareholders" difficult...
俄称控制两居民点 乌称打击俄军人员装备
é chèn kòng zhì liǎng jū mín diǎn wū chèn dǎ jī é jūn rén yuán zhuāng bèi
Russia claims control of two population centers, Uruguay says strikes on Russian personnel and equipment
菲律宾海警在南海投放不明物体被抓现行,监控画面公布
菲 lǜ bīn hǎi jǐng zài nán hǎi tóu fàng bù míng wù tī bèi zhuā xiàn háng , jiān kòng huà miàn gōng bù
Philippine Maritime Police caught dropping unidentified objects in the South China Sea, surveillance footage released
司机被控超速驾驶。
Sījī bèikòng chāosù jiàshǐ.
The driver was charged with speeding.
鲍勃无法控制他的愤怒。
Bàobó wúfǎ kòngzhì tā de fènnù.
Bob could not control his anger.
他被指控犯有好几起侵犯财产罪。
Tā bèi zhǐkòng fàn yǒu hǎojǐ qǐ qīnfàn cáichǎn zuì.
He is charged with multiple property crimes.
汤姆试着控制他的情绪。
Tāngmǔ shìzhe kòngzhì tā de qíngxù.
Tom tried to control his emotions.
Character Family
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