控
kòng HSK5

control

控 kòng
accuse verb
to accuse, charge, or sue someone

他被控犯有故意伤人罪，目前正等待法院审判。

tā bèi kòng fàn​yǒu gù​yì shāng​rén zuì, mù​qián zhèng děng​dài fǎ​yuàn shěn​pàn.

He is charged with intentional injury and is currently awaiting trial in court.

control verb
to control, manage, or keep under restraint

他在球场上控球的技术非常出色。

tā zài qiú​chǎng shàng kòng qiú de jì​shù fēi​cháng chū​sè.

His ball-handling skills on the court are excellent.

empty verb
to invert a container to empty it of liquid

面条煮好后，先放在篮子里控一控水。

miàn​tiáo zhǔ​hǎo hòu, xiān fàng zài lán​zi lǐ kòng yī kòng shuǐ.

After the noodles are cooked, let them drain in a basket for a bit.

enthusiast noun
slang suffix for a buff, devotee, or someone with an obsession

她是个程度很深的动漫控。

tā shì gè chéng​dù hěn shēn de dòng​màn kòng.

She is a huge anime fan.

Frequency
Character
Written text
780th most common 236.0 per million
Movie subtitles
559th most common 253.3 per million appears in 63% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
45.4 per million appears in 15% of films
Written text
81.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+63A7

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)