管制

to control / to restrict / (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations)

Characters and words in 管制

管

筦

guǎn = gu + an3

variant of 管[guan3]

管 = ⺮ + 官 : As a government offficial, Gitta Giraffe is checking the books of the anthill inside of it. She has to check many many folders, and to protect herself and her work, she's beating anyone who gets too close with a bamboo stick.

管

guǎn = gu + an3

surname Guan

管

guǎn = gu + an3

to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards

制

zhì = zh + Ø4

system / to control / to regulate / variant of 製|制[zhi4]

制

製

zhì = zh + Ø4

to manufacture / to make

制 = 牛 + 巾 + 刂 : James II of England (zh) and the bull (牛) have to work in a sweatshop in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) where they manufacture (制) one printed circuit board (制) after the other. Their only tools are kitchen knives (刂) with which they carve the boards. They sweat a lot, so each of them has a towel (巾) wrapped around their neck.