考 (kǎo): to beat, to hit, variant of 考[kao3]
考 (kǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “to beat.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 耂 (semantic) and 丂 (phonetic). It ranks #495 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 考 old. Its radical form 老 (old) appears in many related characters such as 老 (lǎo, prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity), 者 (zhě, (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...).
Definitions
- to beat
- to hit
- variant of 考[kao3]
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 考虑 | kǎo lǜ | to think over |
| 思考 | sī kǎo | to reflect on |
| 考试 | kǎo shì | to take an exam |
| 考验 | kǎo yàn | to test |
| 参考 | cān kǎo | consultation |
| 考察 | kǎo chá | to inspect |
| 考古 | kǎo gǔ | archaeology |
| 斯考特 | sī kǎo tè | Scott (name) |
| 考上 | kǎo shàng | to pass a university entrance exam |
| 高考 | gāo kǎo | college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sh... |
| 考量 | kǎo liáng | to consider |
| 考卷 | kǎo juàn | exam paper |
| 考核 | kǎo hé | to examine |
| 考古学 | kǎo gǔ xué | archaeology |
| 考克斯 | kǎo kè sī | Cox (surname) |
考 appears in 100 compound words: 54 as the first character, 35 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 考 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
这座城市近年来发展迅速，吸引了很多外来人口。
Zhè zuò chéngshì jìn nián lái fāzhǎn xùnsù, xīyǐn le hěn duō wàilái rénkǒu.
This city has developed rapidly in recent years, attracting many migrants.
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chuān pǔ xīn guān shuì shēng xiào hán wài jiāo bù : zèng gě kǎo lǜ hán měi guān xì yǐng xiǎng
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shǒu xiāng kǎo lǜ jiě dòng jūn duì cǎi gòu zī jīn què bǎo wǔ zhuāng bù duì háng dòng bù shòu . . .
Prime Minister considers unfreezing military procurement funds to ensure armed forces operations are protected from...
考文垂:期待“为奥运喝彩”项目组持续发挥文...
kǎo wén chuí : qī dài wéi ào yùn hē cǎi xiàng mù zǔ chí xù fā huī wén . . .
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7 qiān wàn xiū fù rú kǎo péng biàn tè mài huì chǎng ! āi hōng zāo tà gǔ jì shì fǔ chèn : duǎn qī . . .
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huá nà xiōng dì tàn suǒ jù xī kǎo lǜ chóng qǐ yú de tán pàn . .
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您曾经见过考拉吗？
Nín céngjīng jiàn guo kǎolā ma?
Have you ever seen a koala?
你上次考试考得怎样？
Nǐ shàngcì kǎoshì kǎo de zěnyàng?
How were your last exams?
尼克没有通过考试，是吗？
Níkè méiyǒu tōngguò kǎoshì, shì ma?
Nick didn't pass the exam, did he?
他能过考试的，是不是？
Tā néng guo kǎoshì de, shìbùshì?
He could pass the examination, could not he?
Character Family
老 Radical Family — Characters sharing the old radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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