The Chinese character "kòng" generally means "control".
The Chinese character "kòng" has been chosen as character of the year for 2011.
Kòng generally means "control" and replaces 2010's "zhǎng（涨）" which means "price hikes".
The organisers say the choice symbolises the government's economic policy, which is aimed at keeping inflation under control.
The widespread use of "kòng" by Chinese people when discussing control of the internet, media and society was not mentioned in the official reports.
The phrase of the year is "shāng bù qǐ (伤不起)" which means "too delicate to bear a blow". According to state news agency Xinhua, this choice reveals the public's sensitivity to personal and social problems.
China's growing importance in a globalised world economy was reflected in the choice of "debt" and "euro debt crisis" as the international word and phrase of the year.
In last year's poll "zhǎng（涨）" was followed by the characters for "resentment", "grey", "demolish" and "death". It's not known whether 2011's runners-up are as cheerful.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16207541
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