控(kòng)

HSK 511 strokes

to control

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Character information

Pinyin
kòng
Meaning
to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix) (slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 控 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌空

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 空 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu空kōng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 控 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 控

Common words using 控 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

kòng控zhì制
HSK 5

to control

Open 控制 page →
shī失kòng控
HSK 7-9

to go out of control

Open 失控 page →
kòng控gào告
HSK 7-9

to accuse; to charge; to indict

Open 控告 page →
cāo操kòng控
HSK 7-9

to control

Open 操控 page →
shòu受kòng控

to be controlled

Open 受控 page →
pǐn品kòng控

quality control (QC), abbr. for 品質控制|品质控制

Open 品控 page →
yán严kòng控

to strictly control (abbr. for 严格控制)

Open 严控 page →
fēng封kòng控

to lock down

Open 封控 page →

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From 控’s common words

制失告操受品严封

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