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kǎo
char. to check, to inspect; to study and verify; to consider; (lit.) one's diseased father
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[kǎo]   v. to give an exam; to take an exam; to raise a difficult question
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'考' is part of the following simplified words:
 拷 栲 烤 铐
'考' is part of the following traditional words:
 拷 栲 烤 銬
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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kǎo chá
v. inspect, investigate, observe and study
sī kǎo
v. think, ponder, consider
kǎo lǜ
v. think over, consider, give thought to
káo gǔ
v./n. do archaeology; archaeology
kǎo hé
v./n. examine, assess, check, evaluate; evaluation, appraisal
kǎo zhèng
v. do textual research, make textual criticism
kǎo chá
v. investigate, study, test
kǎo jiu
v./adj. investigate, check and research; exquisite
kǎo qín
v. check on work attendance; keep attendance records
rú sàng káo bǐ
idiom. as if newly bereft of both parents -- be grief-stricken
kǎo shì
v. (of ancient texts) to research and annotate