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控制权 (kòng zhì quán) — control power, right of control

Definition

noun
control powerright of control

Examples

  • 控制权。
    Dǒng shì huì yōng yǒu gōng sī de kòng zhì quán.
    The board of directors has control of the company.
  • 控制权。
    Shuāng fāng dōu zài zhēng duó gāi dì qū de kòng zhì quán.
    Both sides are fighting for control of the region.
  • 控制权。
    Shī qù duì jú shì de kòng zhì quán huì dǎo zhì hùn luàn.
    Losing control of the situation will lead to chaos.

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.

控制control
控kòngcontrol制zhìrestrain
联合Coordinate
权quánpower

“控制” means control, and “权” means power or right; together they mean the power to control.

Characters in this word

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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

Open 制 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 權; 权 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn權quán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 權 shows 木, a tree, with 雚 giving the sound; it named a kind of tree and was used for a standard weight. The simplified 权 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

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