考
kǎo HSK1

examine

考 kǎo frequency
examine verb
to test, take an exam, or take an entrance exam for

他正在准备考大学。

tā zhèng​zài zhǔn​bèi kǎo dà​xué.

He is preparing for the college entrance exam.

deceased father verb
a formal or honorific term for one's late father

家谱中详细记录了考、妣的生卒年月，以此祭奠祖先。

jiā​pǔ zhōng xiáng​xì jì​lù le kǎo, bǐ de shēng​zú nián​yuè, yǐ cǐ jì​diàn zǔ​xiān.

The family genealogy records the birth and death dates of deceased fathers and mothers in detail as a way to honor the ancestors.

verify verb
to check, verify, or investigate through research

关于这个传说的真实起源，目前已不可考。

guān​yú zhè​gè chuán​shuō de zhēn​shí qǐ​yuán, mù​qián yǐ bù kě kǎo.

The true origin of this legend can no longer be verified.

考 (攷) kǎo
beat verb
to beat or hit

祭祀活动开始了，大殿里传来了阵阵考钟击鼓的声音。

jì​sì huó​dòng kāi​shǐ le, dà​diàn lǐ chuán​lái le zhèn zhèn kǎo zhōng jī​gǔ de shēng​yīn.

The sacrificial ceremony began, and the rhythmic sounds of bells being struck and drums being beaten echoed from the main hall.

Frequency
Character
Written text
495th most common 427.3 per million
Movie subtitles
566th most common 247.9 per million appears in 66% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
24.3 per million appears in 7% of films
Written text
105.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+8003

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)