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考试 kǎoshì

考试 kǎoshì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 考试 kǎoshì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kǎoshì | kao3 shi4
English translation
to take an exam
exam
CL:[cì]

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Traditional form

考試
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Etymology of 考试 kǎoshì

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kǎo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. lǎo represents the meaning and kǎo represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "elderly father". The meaning later shifted to "examine" and "test".

Phonetic compound

kǎo

Semantic compound

lǎo

Positional decomposition

耂丂

Number of Strokes

6
shì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of shì . Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and shì represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shì

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠式

Number of Strokes

8

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考试 kǎoshì Decomposition

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考试 kǎoshì Compounds

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