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
考验
kǎoyàn
test; to test
Characters in this word
验 yàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 马 — horse
- Made of
- 马 horse 佥 all, together, unanimous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这是个考验。 Zhè shì ge kǎo yàn. This is a test.
- 时间会考验他。 Shí jiān huì kǎo yàn tā. Time will test him.
- 考试很考验人。 Kǎo shì hěn kǎo yàn rén. Exams really test people.
Related words
- 考 kǎo to test, to take an exam
- 考试 kǎoshì exam; to take an exam
- 考生 kǎoshēng exam candidate
- 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
- 经验 jīngyàn experience; skill from practice
- 实验 shíyàn experiment
- 实验室 shíyànshì laboratory
- 试验 shìyàn experiment