TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
控
控 ＝ 扌 ＋ 空
ㄎㄨㄥˋ · kòng
verb — to control, rein in; to accuse
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
Tkōng → kòng — only the tone bends
A hand (扌) pulling something taut — the old sense is to draw a bow, to rein a horse in. 空 kōng carries the sound, the tone bent. From the hand on the reins: 控制 to control, and 控告 — to pull someone before a judge.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
馬狂奔，他手（扌）裡的韁繩一收——馬頭抬起來，停了。
The horse bolts; the hand (扌) draws the reins in — the head comes up, and it stops.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)拉弓、勒馬— to draw a bow; to rein in
→控制、掌控— to control常用
→控告、指控— to accuse — pulled before the court
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension