TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
控制
ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ · kòngzhì
verb — to control; to restrain; to regulate
字源 FORM — what the parts do
控to control, to rein in (指控的控)kòng扌(hand) + 空(kòng, hollow/space; phonetic) — the hand holding something within bounds; 空 gives the sound
制to make; system; to set as rule (制度的制)zhì刀(knife) trimming a branch from 木(tree) — shaping by cutting; to make, to establish as law
控制，指控的控，制度的制。
關 · Related
管guǎnzhìto regulate — near-synonym, often for official restrictions失shīkòngto lose control — the breakdown of