Chinese symbol for “control”
控制
kòng zhì
to control
The closest CC-CEDICT match for control is 控制 (kòng zhì), defined as: to control.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “control”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 管制 | guǎn zhì | to control; to restrict |
| 控 | kòng | to control; to accuse |
| 操控 | cāo kòng | to control; to manipulate |
| 支配 | zhī pèi | to control; to dominate |
| 掌控 | zhǎng kòng | to control; in control of |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 控制.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 监控 (監控) | jiān kòng | to monitor |
| 指控 | zhǐ kòng | accusation; a (criminal) charge |
| 控股 | kòng gǔ | to own a controlling number of shares in a company |
| 控告 | kòng gào | to accuse; to charge; to indict |
| 失控 | shī kòng | to go out of control |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | to restrict; to limit |
| 制作 (製作) | zhì zuò | to make; to manufacture |
See also: Japanese symbol for “control”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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