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考

kǎo

HSK 2 Character Traditional 攷

What 考 means

1. to beat
2. to hit
3. variant of {考|kǎo}
4. to inspect
5. to test
6. to take an exam

Other readings

考 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• kǎoto check; to verify; to test

Example sentences

• 考试加油！
  Kǎoshì jiāyóu!
  Good luck on your test.
• 考得如何？
  How did you do on your exam?
• 考试难吗？
  Is the test difficult?
• 他通宵备考。
  He spent all night cramming for the test.
• 请考虑一下。
  Please think it over.
• 祝考试好运！
  Good luck on the exam!

Words starting with 考

• 考试kǎo shìto take an exam; exam
• 考虑kǎo lǜto think over; to consider; consideration
• 考察kǎo cháto inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation
• 考验kǎo yànto test; to put to the test; trial
• 考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on; to assess
• 考古kǎo gǔarchaeology; to engage in archaeological studies
• 考生kǎo shēngexam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam
• 考上kǎo shàngto pass a university entrance exam
• 考场kǎo chǎngexam room
• 考点kǎo diǎnexam site; test center; key topic (to be tested in an exam)
• 考完kǎo wánto finish an exam
• 考证kǎo zhèngto do textual research; to make textual criticism; to verify by means of research…
• 考官kǎo guānan examiner (for tests, interviews etc); (old) imperial examination official
• 考入kǎo rùto pass entrance exam; to enter college after a competitive exam
• 考查kǎo cháto investigate; to study
• 考题kǎo tíexam question
• 考取kǎo qǔto pass an entrance exam; to be admitted to
• 考究kǎo jiūto investigate; to check and research; exquisite
• 考卷kǎo juànexam paper
• 考古学家kǎo gǔ xué jiāarchaeologist
• 考量kǎo liángto consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration
• 考进kǎo jìnto gain entry by passing an exam; to be admitted to (a college etc)
• 考评kǎo píngevaluation; to investigate and evaluate
• 考古学kǎo gǔ xuéarchaeology

Words containing 考

• 思考sī kǎoto reflect on; to ponder over
• 参考cān kǎoconsultation; reference; to consult
• 高考gāo kǎocollege entrance exam…
• 报考bào kǎoto enter oneself for an examination
• 中考zhōng kǎoentrance exam for senior middle school
• 监考jiān kǎoto proctor (an exam); to invigilate
• 准考证zhǔn kǎo zhèng(exam) admission ticket
• 参考书cān kǎo shūreference book
• 备考bèi kǎoto prepare for an exam; (of an appendix, note etc) for reference
• 会考huì kǎounified examination
• 补考bǔ kǎoto sit for a makeup exam; to resit an exam; makeup exam
• 仅供参考jǐn gōng cān kǎofor reference only
• 统考tǒng kǎounified examination (e.g. across the country)
• 招考zhāo kǎoto advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old)
• 开考kāi kǎoto begin an exam
• 应考yìng kǎoto take an exam
• 大考dà kǎofinal exam; to take an end-of-term exam; (Taiwan) college entrance exam (abbr. for 大学入学考试
• 科考kē kǎopreliminary round of imperial examinations; abbr. for 科学考察
• 参考消息Cān kǎo Xiāo xīReference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper)
• 赶考gǎn kǎoto go and take an imperial examination
• 代考dài kǎoto take a test or exam for sb
• 国考guó kǎo(mainland) national civil service exam…
• 小考xiǎo kǎoquiz
• 指考Zhǐ kǎoAdvanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level…

Characters that look like 考

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 希xīto hope; to admire; variant of 稀
• 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of…
• 寿shòulong life; old age; age
• 寺sìBuddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)
• 孝xiàofilial piety or obedience; mourning apparel
• 聿yù(arch. introductory particle); then; and then

Sounds the same

Read kǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 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
• 栲chinquapin (Castanopsis fargesii and other spp.), genus of evergreen trees
• 丂"breath" or "sigh" component in Chinese characters
• 熇dry
• 薧dried food