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考古 kǎogǔ

考古 kǎogǔ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 考古 kǎogǔ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kǎogǔ | kao3 gu3
English translation
archaeology

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Traditional form

考古 kǎogǔ
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Etymology of 考古 kǎogǔ

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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

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Origin unclear. Possibly a pictograph of a shield.

Positional decomposition

十口

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 考古 kǎogǔ

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zài 大学 Dà xué Jiào 考古学 kǎo gǔ xué .

She teaches archaeology at the university.

考古学家 kǎo gǔ xué jiā 判定 pàn dìng 这个 zhè ge 堡垒 bǎo lěi 建于罗马 Luó mǎ 皇帝 huángdì 安东尼 Ān dōng ní ·庇护 bì hù 统治 tǒngzhì 时期 shíqī

Archaeologists have dated the fort to the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius.

考古学家 kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài 发掘 fā jué 之初 jiù 知道 zhīdào 他们 tā men jiāng yǒu 重大 zhòngdà 发现 fāxiàn

Archaeologists knew they were onto something big when they started digging.

考古 kǎogǔ Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 考古 kǎogǔ and their own compounds.

考古 kǎogǔ Compounds

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