HSK 1

(kǎo): examine, test

kǎo

examine, test

Pinyin

kǎo

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

examine, test

How to Write (kǎo)

is written in 6 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 耂 (old) carries the meaning, and 丂 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

old, aged
obstruction of breath (qi)

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

参考

cānkǎo

思考

sīkǎo

考古

kǎogǔ

考察

kǎochá

考核

kǎohé

考虑

kǎolǜ

考试

kǎoshì

考验

kǎoyàn

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