控

control

控 is composed of the radical 手 (hand) and 空 (empty, vast). 空 depicts the act of digging inside a cave, where the digging tool is operated by hand, allowing one to determine the size of the cave. This extends to the meaning of manipulating or controlling, as represented by 控.

Vocabulary of 控

檢控 (prosecute)
控告 (sue)
監控 (monitor)

Classification

Related Characters:

ability 4手hand 5扑tap 5扔throw 6扛

carry on shoulder 6扦poke 6扞

defend 7扶support 7抗

skill 7扭twist 7批

criticize 7折bend 7抄seize 7扳

climb 7投throw 7抓grab 7抑restrain 7扼grip 8拑

develop 8抱hug 8抵resist 8承carry 8拄

draw out 8披shawl 8拔pull 8拇thumb 8拒

resist 8拍slap 8押

detain 8拗break 8抨impeach 8招beckon 8拖

bright 9持grasp 9拮pressed 9指

finger 9按press 9拴tie 9拯aid 9拏hold 9拷examine under torture 9括include 9拱arch 10挾

hold between 10捕catch 10捆bunch 10捍

defend 10挺straight 10挽pull 10拳

fist 10捂oppose 11授grant 11接receive 11掏draw out 11掃sweep 11掛

suffer 11掇pick 11掠

rob 11掖help 11控

control 11探explore 11捨abandon 11採pick 11捲

roll 11掂estimate 12握grasp 12插insert 12揮sway 12援pull 12揚raise 12揉rub 12掔grab 12搜search 12掰break 12換

change 12揜cover 12提lift 13摃

carry on shoulder 13掌

palm 13損decrease 13搶create 13搭connect 13摸touch 13搬move 14摘pick 14摹imitate 15撻flog 15撥push 15撮

pick by fingers 15撞strike 15撬pry 15撓

resist 16據depend 16擇select 16擂beat 16擒capture 16撿pick up 16擅usurp 16擭trap 17擦wipe 17鴿pigeon 17擊hit 17擎raise 18擾disturb 18擺arrange 20攖disturb