攷
kǎo HSK1

examine

考 kǎo frequency
variant 攷
to investigate verb
to study; to research; to investigate or verify through evidence
to test verb
to give or take an exam; to test someone's knowledge or skill; to check if someone knows something

你们在考我吗？

nǐ​men zài kǎo wǒ ma?

Are you testing me?

他考驾驶执照五次都没及格。

tā kǎo jià​shǐ​zhí​zhào wǔ cì dōu méi jí gé.

He failed his driving test five times.

to examine
to check; to inspect; to observe such as for attendance or presence
deceased father
(bound form) one's deceased father; used in formal or ritual contexts
to beat
(archaic) to beat or strike; to hit a drum or bell; also used as a variant for 拷 kǎo meaning to torture
攷 kǎo
to examine
to test or examine; to take an examination; same as 考 kǎo
to strike
(literary) to beat or strike, such as a drum or musical instrument
to check
to verify, audit, or check; to investigate; same as 考 kǎo
to research
(literary) to study or research; to investigate; same as 考 kǎo

Frequency
Movie subtitles
24.3 per million appears in 7% of films
Written text
105.8 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+6537

Sources
Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)