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考

Traditional: 攷

kǎo

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kǎo · haau2 (Jyutping)

  1. to beat
  2. to hit
  3. variant of 考[kao3]
  4. to inspect
  5. to test
  6. to take an exam
  7. to check
  8. to verify
  9. to examine
  10. to take an entrance exam for
  11. deceased father

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

考

Meaning
examine, test; investigate
Radical
耂
Strokes
6
Components
⿸耂丂
Cangjie
JKYS
Four-corner
4420.7

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