漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
控: withdraw, draw in
Also: hold back, refrain from, be moderate
JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
扌 carries the meaning · 空 gives the sound
11 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
コウkou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 控訴するこうそするappeal [v.t.]
- 控除するこうじょするdeduct, subtract
- 控除こうじょ
- 控訴こうそ
ひかえるhikaeru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 控えるひかえるrestrain oneself, hold back, wait
ひかえhikae · kun'yomi
- 控え室ひかえしつwaiting room
- 控え目なひかえめなmoderate, reserved, humble
- 控えひかえreserve; spare; backup
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0 · JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · kòng
Same form: 控 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 控 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 控 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin kòng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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