pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk, control, jurisdiction
管 centers on a hollow cylinder that channels or directs something: a pipe or tube, a wind instrument, and by extension the idea of controlling or having jurisdiction over a flow. The 'drunken talk' sense is a rare, figurative application of uncontrolled speech flowing out.
管 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 官, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of governing or controlling. The original meaning is a bamboo pipe or tube, later extended to wind instruments and the abstract sense of control.
Bamboo 竹 on top of 官 suggests a bamboo tube used to control or channel something, like a pipe or a wind instrument. The idea of control extends to having jurisdiction over a flow.
For カン, imagine a can (カン) being used as a simple pipe: the can channels water, and the sound 'can' cues カン while the pipe controls the flow.
control; management (e.g. of a business)
pipe; tube
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
pipe; tube
blood vessel; vein
jurisdiction; control
control (by the state); controlling; coordination
plumbing; piping
orchestral music
within the jurisdiction (of); one's jurisdiction
jurisdiction
jurisdiction
transfer of control
trachea; windpipe
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
bronchus; bronchial tube
administration of property; custodianship; receivership
control tower
supervision; management; supervisor; manager
superintendent priest; chief abbot
Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office
fallopian tube; oviduct
(air traffic) controller
district meteorological observatory
orchestra
administrator; janitor; manager; concierge; caretaker; superintendent; supervisor
manager; administrator; landlord; warden; superintendent; supervisor; custodian
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
law governing food quality