控 (kòng)

to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to emp

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 空 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“控，引也。从手，空聲。《詩》曰：‘控于大邦。’匈奴名引弓控弦。”

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