考 (kǎo) — Chinese Character

考

kǎo

to take an exam; to sit an exam; to give an exam; to test; to check; to examine; to investigate; to study

Radical: 耂 HSK 1 v, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

考 decomposes into the following components:

耂丂

Semantic component: 耂; phonetic component: 丂.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 考.

中考

zhōng kǎo

代考

dài kǎo

to take a test or exam for sb

会考

huì kǎo

unified examination

兰考

lán kǎo

Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan

参考

cān kǎo

consultation

备考

bèi kǎo

(an appendix, note etc) for reference

大考

dà kǎo

寿考

shòu kǎo

long life

小考

xiǎo kǎo

应考

yìng kǎo

开考

kāi kǎo

待考

dài kǎo

under investigation

Characters that share the radical 耂.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.