控

kòng = ku + (e)ng4

to control / to accuse / to charge / to sue / to invert a container to empty it / (suffix) (slang) buff / enthusiast / devotee / -phile or -philia

控 = 扌 + 空 : Karl Koala (ku) cannot find the air conditioner's (空) remote control (控) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4; he's sitting on it). He doesn't want to get up from the sofa either, so he switches the aircon on using a long toy claw (扌).

控 character breakdown

控
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一
- 空
  - 工
    - 丨
    - 二
      - 一
  - 穴
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 宀
      - 丶
      - 冖

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

空

ko̅ng = ku + (e)ng1

empty / air / sky / in vain

空 = 工 + 穴 : Mnemonic symbol: an air conditioner

空 = 工 + 穴 : In front of the engine, Karl Koala found some very special cave paintings. Using steel beams he constructs a protective cover. He also installs air conditioning to make the best environment possible to preserve the cave paintings.

空

kòng = ku + (e)ng4

to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time