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Information of 考
Pinyin
kǎo
Radical
耂
Strokes
6 strokes
Usage
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Definition
to check / to verify / to test / to examine
考 [kǎo]
1. 시험, 테스트: 考试, 考查.
Test, examination: exam, check.
2. 검사, 검토: 考察, 考勤, 稽考, 考核.
Inspect, verify: inspection, attendance check, review, audit.
3. 추구, 연구: 考古, 考据, 考订, 考证.
Pursue, study: archaeology, textual research, editorial revision, verification.
4. 나이 많음: 寿考.
Old age: longevity.
5. 원래 아버지를 의미, 후에 주로 고인이 된 아버지를 지칭: 先考, 如丧考妣.
Originally refers to father, later often refers to deceased father: late father, as in mourning for deceased parents.
6. 치다, 두드리다: “而陋者乃以斧斤考击而求之，自以为得其实”.
Hit, strike: "the crude ones sought it by striking with axes and thought they obtained the essence."
考 [kǎo]
1. 고인이 된 아버지: [En.] deceased father.
Deceased father: [En.] deceased father.
考 [kǎo]
1. '攷'로 잘못 사용됨. 치다, 두드리다: [En.] strike; beat.
Wrongly used as '攷'. Strike, hit: [En.] strike; beat.
2. '拷'로 잘못 사용됨. 고문하다: [En.] torture.
Wrongly used as '拷'. Torture: [En.] torture.
3. 검사하다, 시험하다: [En.] examine; check.
Examine, test: [En.] examine; check.
4. 조사하다, 점검하다: [En.] inspect; check.
Inspect, check: [En.] inspect; check.
5. 완성하다; 건설하다: [En.] complete; build up.
Complete; build: [En.] complete; build up.
考 [kǎo]
形. 본의: 나이 많고 늙음.
Meaning: old, aged.
造字法: 형성 문자, '老(늙은)', '丂' 음. 갑골문 및 금문 모두 구부린 노인의 모습을 의미함, 늙음과 동의어.
Character construction method: phono-semantic compound, with '老' (old) and '丂' (sounds like kǎo). The oracle bone script and bronze inscriptions depict a hunchbacked old man walking with a cane, synonymous with aging.
引:
1. 《说文》：考，老也.
"Shuōwén": '考' means old.
2. 《新唐书》：富贵寿考.
"New Book of Tang": rich and noble longevity.
例:
논의: 考寿 (long life); 考终 (to live to a ripe old age).
Example: long life; to live to a ripe old age.
名. 고인이 된 아버지.
Meaning: deceased father.
引:
《尔雅》：父为考.
"Yǐr yǎ": Father is referred to as '考'.
例:
논의: 考妣 (父称考，母称妣，古为生前通称; 今人则称死去的父母为考妣).
Example: '考妣' (Father is referred to as '考', mother is referred to as '妣'; in ancient times this was a common term before death; nowadays it refers to deceased parents as '考妣').
动.
引:
1. 《诗·唐风·山有枢》：子有钟鼓，弗鼓弗考.
"Book of Songs": If a son has bells and drums, he won't play them or strike.
2. 《庄子·天地》：金石有声，不考不鸣.
"Zhuangzi": The sound of metal and stone won't ring if not struck.
例:
예: 考击 (두드리다); 考考 (두드리는 소리).
Example: to strike; sound of beating.
2. 잘못 사용됨 '拷'. 고문하다: [En.] torture.
Wrongly used as '拷'. Torture: [En.] torture.
例:
예: 考竟 (고문으로 죽다).
Example: [En.] die from torture; die due to questioning.
3. 검사하다, 시험하다: [En.] examine; check.
Examine, test: [En.] examine; check.
例:
예: 考较 (검증하다).
Example: assess; verify.
4. 조사하다, 점검하다: [En.] inspect; check.
Inspect, check: [En.] inspect; check.
例:
예: 考据 (기초를 바탕으로 조사 학적 증명).
Example: textual research; verification based on evidence.
5. 완성; 건설: [En.] complete; build.
Complete; build: [En.] complete; build up.
例:
예: 考落 (건설); 考成 (완성).
Example: completion; built.
wear a funeral face as if newly bereft of both parents / be grief-stricken as if bereaved of parents / grieved as if one had lost parents
college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)