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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 考证

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
考证 kǎo zhèng - to do textual research
- to make textual criticism
- to verify by means of research (esp. historical details)
- to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4])

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
- - 32,511 13,755 13,211

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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
zhèng- to admonish
- variant of 證|证[zheng4]
zhèng- certificate
- proof
- to prove
- to demonstrate
- to confirm
- variant of 症[zheng4]

Other Words Containing 考证

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
考证 - - 32,511 13,755 13,211
准考证 - - 72,848 22,746 21,289