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
考察
kǎochá
to inspect; to study
Characters in this word
察 chá
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 祭 to sacrifice to, to worship
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 老师来考察。 Lǎoshī lái kǎochá. The teacher comes to inspect.
- 我们考察学校。 Wǒmen kǎochá xuéxiào. We study the school.
- 他去考察市场。 Tā qù kǎochá shìchǎng. He goes to study the market.