考 kǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 耂 — old, aged
- Made of
- 耂 old, aged 丂 breath
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
考生
kǎoshēng
exam candidate
Characters in this word
生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 考生请进来。 Kǎoshēng qǐng jìn lái. Exam candidates, please come in.
- 考生很多。 Kǎoshēng hěn duō. There are many exam candidates.
- 我是考生。 Wǒ shì kǎoshēng. I am an exam candidate.
Related words
- 考 kǎo to test, to take an exam
- 考试 kǎoshì exam; to take an exam
- 考验 kǎoyàn test; to test
- 参考 cānkǎo to refer to
- 考察 kǎochá to inspect; to study
- 考虑 kǎolǜ to consider
- 思考 sīkǎo to think deeply
- 考核 kǎohé assessment
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student