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主控 (zhǔ kòng) — master control (in electronics, computing)

Definition

Technical term meaning 'master control' — the central component that oversees and coordinates a system (modules, programs, hardware). Always modifies another noun, as in 主控模块 or 主控系统.

noun
master control (in electronics, computing)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 主控。
    Zhè ge xì tǒng de zhǔ kòng mó kuài chū le wèn tí.
    The master control module of this system has a problem.
  • 主控。
    Tā fù zé zhěng gè gōng chǎng de zhǔ kòng xì tǒng.
    He is responsible for the master control system of the entire factory.
  • 主控。
    zhǔ kòng Chéng xù xū yào chóng xīn qǐ dòng.
    The master control program needs to be restarted.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

主zhǔmain
控kòngcontrol

主 means main and 控 means control, so the term is main control.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
空
空kōng控kòng
Same sound today

The left part is 手 written as 扌, showing a hand; the right part 空 gives the sound.

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Technology & Engineering

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