考
HSK 1freq #2030
Meanings
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- 1.to check
- 2.to verify
- 3.to test
- 4.to examine
- 5.to take an exam
- 6.to take an entrance exam for
- 7.deceased father
- 1.to beat
- 2.to hit
- 3.variant of 考[kǎo]
- 4.to inspect
- 5.to test
- 6.to take an exam
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Wiktionary
- 1.to examine; to check
- 2.to study; to investigate
- 3.to test; to assess
- 4.to have a test; to have an exam
- 5.long-lived; elderly
- 6.deceased father; posthumous name for male relations
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Etymology
Variant of 老 (OC *ruːʔ) – Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 耂 (“an old man with long hair, bent over”) + 丂 (“a walking cane”) originally drawn as 匕 – an old man, leaning on a cane. Compare top component to 孝 (OC *qʰruːs). Structurally related to 老 (OC *ruːʔ); the most commonly cited example of 轉注 (“reciprocal meaning”).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
考得如何？
How did you do on your exam?
考得如何？
How was your exam?
請考慮一下。
Please think it over.
我考得很好。
I did well on the test.
請你考慮考慮。
Please think about it.
我們可以考慮。
We can consider that.
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Derived terms
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Related words
考虑 to think over考试 to take an exam思考 to reflect on考验 to test参考 consultation考察 to inspect高考 college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pǔ tōng Gāo děng Xué xiào Zhāo shēng Quán guó Tǒng yī Kǎo shì])考古 archaeology考核 to examine考量 to consider报考 to enter oneself for an examination补考 to sit for a makeup exam