控制论 (kòng zhì lùn) — cybernetics | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cybernetics

控制论。
kòng zhì lùn Shì yì mén yán jiū xì tǒng kòng zhì hé tōng xìn de kē xué.
Cybernetics is a science that studies system control and communication.
控制论。
Wéi nà shì kòng zhì lùn de chuàng shǐ rén zhī yī.
Wiener is one of the founders of cybernetics.
控制论。
kòng zhì lùn Duì rén gōng zhì néng de fā zhǎn yǒu hěn dà yǐng xiǎng.
Cybernetics has a great influence on the development of artificial intelligence.

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

联合Side by side

控制 gives the idea of control, and 论 means theory; together they denote the theory of 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.

扌空控

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

空

Same sound today

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

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.

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 論; 论 is its simplified writing.

言侖論

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún論lùn

Same sound today

The traditional form 論 pairs 言 (“say”) with 侖 as a sound component; the simplified 论 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.