调 diào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 周 Zhou dynasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
调控
tiáokòng
to regulate; to control
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 政府通过税收和信贷政策调控房地产市场，避免价格大起大落。 Zhèngfǔ tōngguò shuìshōu hé xìndài zhèngcè tiáokòng fángdìchǎn shìchǎng, bìmiǎn jiàgé dà qǐ dà luò. The government regulates the property market through tax and credit policies to avoid sharp rises and falls in prices.
- 空调可以调控温度，夏天屋里凉快多了。 Kōngtiáo kěyǐ tiáokòng wēndù, xiàtiān wū lǐ liángkuai duō le. The air conditioner can regulate the temperature, so in summer the room is much cooler.
- 老师教我们调控呼吸，唱歌的声音更好听。 Lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen tiáokòng hūxī, chàng gē de shēngyīn gèng hǎotīng. The teacher taught us to control our breathing, so our singing sounds better.
Related words
- 调 diào tune; tone
- 调查 diàochá survey; investigation
- 空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner
- 强调 qiángdiào to emphasize
- 调 tiáo to adjust
- 调整 tiáozhěng to adjust; to change
- 单调 dāndiào boring; monotonous
- 调皮 tiáopí naughty; mischievous
- 调动 diàodòng to transfer; to mobilize
- 调节 tiáojié to adjust
- 调解 tiáojiě to mediate
- 声调 shēngdiào tone