控制
Old HSK 5
控制 (kòngzhì) · to control
控制 (kòngzhì) means “to control; control”. It is written with 2 characters: 控 (to accuse) + 制 (system). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 控制 is built
The characters
控 kòng · to accuse
What 控 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 空kōng — hollow
- 穴xué — cave
- 宀 — roof
- 八bā — eight
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 穴xué — cave
制 zhì · system
What 制 is made of
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 巾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他控制不住自己的情绪。Tā kòngzhì bù zhù zìjǐ de qíngxù.He can't control his emotions.
你要控制饮食，少吃甜的。Nǐ yào kòngzhì yǐnshí, shǎo chī tián de.You should watch your diet and eat fewer sweets.
Questions about 控制
What does 控制 mean?
控制 (kòngzhì) means “to control; control”.
How do you pronounce 控制?
控制 is pronounced kòngzhì.
Which HSK level is 控制?
控制 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 遥控yáokòngremote control
- 制定zhìdìngto make (rules or plans)
- 制度zhìdùsystem
- 制造zhìzàoto make
- 制作zhìzuòto make
- 复制fùzhìto copy
- 限制xiànzhìto limit
- 研制yánzhìto develop
- 制订zhìdìngto work out
- 抵制dǐzhìto boycott
Learn 控制 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 57: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.