Chinese

控制

/kʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵¹/
to control; to contain; to dominate
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese控 “to control; to take charge of”
  • characterChinese制 “to plan; to regulate”
    • simplified fromChinese製 “to make; to manufacture; to produce”
      • meaningChinese衣 “garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)”
    • ideaChinese朱 “cinnabar; vermilion”
    • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張/张 c h; 叢/丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”

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