考
kǎo
#495 most
frequent character
test, examine
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
考 was drawn as an old man with messy hair 耂 walking with a cane 丂, so it first meant 'old man.' 丂 later became the sound part. The meaning grew to 'to become, achieve', 'to understand by testing', 'to test', and 'to think, consider.'
Drawn as: old man with cane
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Example Sentences
我下星期要去考试。
wǒ xià xīngqī yào qù kǎoshì 。
I have to go take a test next week.
老师在考我们中文。
lǎoshī zài kǎo wǒmen zhōngwén 。
The teacher is testing us on Chinese.
我需要考一考这个问题。
wǒ xūyào kǎo yīkǎo zhègè wèntí 。
I need to examine this question.
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