考 kǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 耂 — old, aged
- Made of
- 耂 old, aged 丂 obstruction of breath (qi)
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
考
kǎo
to test, to take an exam
Character
Example phrases
- 我们明天考汉语。 Wǒmen míngtiān kǎo Hànyǔ. We have a Chinese exam tomorrow.
- 老师今天考我们。 Lǎoshī jīntiān kǎo wǒmen. The teacher is testing us today.
- 明天考什么？ Míngtiān kǎo shénme? What's on the exam tomorrow?
Related words
- 考试 kǎoshì exam; to take an exam
- 放学 fàngxué to finish classes (for the day)
- 班 bān class, team
- 上学 shàngxué to go to school
- 教学楼 jiàoxuélóu classroom building
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 教 jiāo to teach
- 上课 shàngkè to attend class, to start class
- 课文 kèwén text (of a lesson)
- 课本 kèběn textbook
- 课 kè lesson, class
- 本子 běnzi notebook, exercise book