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kǎo

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kǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kǎo | kao3
English translation
to beat
to hit
variant of kǎo [kǎo]
to inspect
to test
to take an exam
to test, to investigate, to examine

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About kǎo

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

kǎo

Contains the radical

lǎo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

old

Etymology of kǎo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

耂丂

Semantic compound

lǎo

Phonetic compound

kǎo

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".

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Example sentences using kǎo

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kǎo hěn hǎo .

His performance in the exams was not very good.

Yuè shì 考虑 kǎolǜ 自己 zìjǐ de 状况 zhuàngkuàng , 感觉 gǎnjué Yuè zāo .

The more she thought about her conditions, the worse she felt.

考利 áng 老头子 lǎo tóu zi 亲手 qīn shǒu 调制 tiáo zhì 饮料 yǐnliào , gěi 每人 měi rén le bēi .

Don Corleone himself mixed drinks and brought one to each man.

jiù zài 汉考克 de 团队 tuán duì zài Dōng 海岸 hǎi àn 开展 kāizhǎn 工作 gōngzuò de 时候 shíhou .

While Hancock and his team work on the east coast.

英语 Yīng yǔ kǎo le 95 fēn .

She got 95 marks in the English examination.

Words with kǎo

Explore 22 words and sayings that include the Chinese character kǎo in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
考虑 kǎolǜ to think over考慮
考试 kǎoshì exam考試
kǎo to check kǎo
思考 sīkǎo to reflect on思考 sīkǎo
考验 kǎoyàn to test考驗
考生 kǎo shēng exam candidate考生 kǎo shēng
考察 kǎochá to inspect考察 kǎochá
参考 cānkǎo consultation參考
高考 gāo kǎo (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)高考 gāo kǎo
考核 kǎohé to examine考核 kǎohé
报考 bào kǎo to enter oneself for an examination報考
考古 kǎogǔ archaeology考古 kǎogǔ
考上 kǎo shàng to pass a university entrance exam考上 kǎo shàng
考场 kǎo chǎng exam room考場
考古学家 kǎo gǔ xué jiā archaeologist考古學家
考查 kǎo chá to study考查 kǎo chá
考证 kǎo zhèng to do textual research考證
考评 kǎo píng evaluation考評
监考 jiān kǎo to invigilate監考
斯考特 Sī kǎo tè Scott (name)斯考特 Sī kǎo tè
招考 zhāo kǎo to advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old)招考 zhāo kǎo
会考 huì kǎo unified examination會考

kǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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kǎo Decomposition

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kǎo Compounds

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