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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
kǎo - to check
- to verify
- to test
- to examine
- to take an exam
- to take an entrance exam for
- deceased father
kǎo - to beat
- to hit
- variant of 考[kao3]
- to inspect
- to test
- to take an exam

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 1 2,820 1,245 534

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Pictophonetic

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Hint:

Old

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
考虑 4 4 537 678 1,598
思考 5 4 2,073 2,390 1,863
考试 2 1 2,341 1,098 670
- 1 2,820 1,245 534
考验 6 3 3,583 4,116 4,194
参考 5 4 8,540 2,844 3,931
考察 6 4 9,420 2,658 9,221
考古 6 - 14,041 8,893 11,042
考古学家 - - 14,237 30,710 37,240
斯考特 - - 15,642 - -
考上 - - 17,907 9,929 10,086
高考 6 6 18,750 2,852 4,077
考量 - 9 20,285 - -
考卷 - - 20,926 31,819 18,263
考核 6 5 21,597 3,225 10,878
考古学 - - 23,814 41,337 60,721
考克斯 - - 24,628 60,751 111,697
补考 - 6 26,030 25,682 12,541
会考 - - 27,332 21,690 11,868
考证 - - 32,511 13,755 13,211
考文垂 - - 35,497 - 105,622
监考 - - 35,730 17,230 9,506
参考书 - - 35,984 41,956 47,866
考查 - - 36,511 13,086 35,470
考究 - - 38,051 24,615 23,024
中考 - - 40,185 10,861 9,600
报考 - 6 40,520 6,746 16,056
考勤 - - 41,882 29,475 15,077
备考 - - 43,829 22,814 14,497
考评 - - 46,853 14,287 36,709
久经考验 - - 47,615 53,665 64,451
考场 - 6 47,716 9,116 8,148
考生 - 2 52,050 2,207 7,955
科考 - - 52,660 47,799 62,102
大考 - - 53,277 41,369 29,887
查考 - - 53,381 70,108 92,587
考察队 - - 56,070 46,279 81,998
考入 - - 57,891 - -
考题 - 6 66,363 23,671 22,353
投考 - - 67,656 70,486 -
考官 - - 68,426 22,380 17,031
准考证 - - 72,848 22,746 21,289
科考队 - - 81,381 48,223 92,250
考察团 - - 86,580 22,150 51,345
参考系 - - 89,271 90,950 48,867
考取 - - 97,374 24,754 40,681