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栲

kǎo

Character

What 栲 means

1. chinquapin (Castanopsis fargesii and other spp.), genus of evergreen trees

Words starting with 栲

• 栲属kǎo shǔCastanopsis, genus of evergreen trees
• 栲胶kǎo jiāotannin
• 栲栳kǎo lǎoround-bottomed wicker basket

Characters built on 考

These share the phonetic component 考 (kǎo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 烤kǎoto roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread); to warm oneself by a fire
• 拷kǎoto beat; to flog; to examine under torture
• 铐kàoshackles; fetters; manacle

Sounds the same

Read kǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 考to beat; to hit; variant of 考
• 烤to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread); to warm oneself by a fire
• 拷to beat; to flog; to examine under torture
• 丂"breath" or "sigh" component in Chinese characters
• 熇dry
• 薧dried food