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考虑

kǎolǜ

to consider

A person thinking with a question
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Characters in this word

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

虑 lǜ

Strokes
10
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
虍 tiger 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 虑

Example phrases

  • 我考虑一下。 Wǒ kǎolǜ yíxià. I will think about it.
  • 请考虑清楚。 Qǐng kǎolǜ qīngchu. Please think it through.
  • 他正在考虑。 Tā zhèngzài kǎolǜ. He is thinking about it.

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