控 kòng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 空 hollow, empty, deserted, bare
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
控告
kònggào
to accuse; to charge
Characters in this word
告 gào
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 受害者决定控告涉事公司，要求其承担环境污染责任。 Shòuhàizhě juédìng kònggào shèshì gōngsī, yāoqiú qí chéngdān huánjìng wūrǎn zérèn. The victims decided to sue the company involved and demand that it bear responsibility for environmental pollution.
- 他决定向法院控告那家欠薪的公司。 Tā juédìng xiàng fǎyuàn kònggào nà jiā qiànxīn de gōngsī. He decided to bring a complaint to court against the company that owed him wages.
- 邻居向物业控告楼上半夜吵闹的住户。 Línjū xiàng wùyè kònggào lóushàng bànyè chǎonào de zhùhù. The neighbour lodged a complaint with the property office against the upstairs resident making noise at midnight.
Related words
- 控制 kòngzhì to control
- 操控 cāokòng to control; to manipulate
- 监控 jiānkòng to monitor; monitoring
- 失控 shīkòng to lose control; out of control
- 调控 tiáokòng to regulate; to control
- 遥控 yáokòng to control remotely; remote control
- 指控 zhǐkòng to accuse; to charge
- 告诉 gàosu to tell
- 广告 guǎnggào advertisement
- 报告 bàogào report; speech
- 告别 gàobié to say goodbye
- 转告 zhuǎngào to pass on a message