| 考 | 177B50 11.50 | 部居  | 畫數 6 | ㄎㄠˇ [kao3] . [Sometimes u.f.攷] | ||
| N. | (1) Deceased father or grandfather: 考妣 deceased father and mother, esp. on tombstones; 先考 deceased father; 先祖考 deceased grandfather: 顯考 the late illustrious father; 如喪考妣 (contempt.) wear a miserable face, as if at parents’ graves. (2) Old age: 壽考 longevity. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | To test, examine: 招考 hold entrance examinations; 應考 take examinations; 月考，大考 monthly test, year-end examinations; 考中 (pr. [zhong4]), 考取，考上了 pass examination; 聯考 national examinations for entrance to colleges; 主考，考官 formerly, chief examiner at civil examinations; 監考 to supervise, -sor, at examinations; 考場，考院 examination hall; 考題 subject of examination; 考卷 examination papers. (2) To investigate (the past, for errors): 考古，考核，考證，考訂，考察，考據 [kao3gu3], [kao3he2], [kao3zheng4], [kao3ding4], [kao3cha2]2, [kao3jU4]↓; 參考 reference, look up reference; 查無可考 no evidence available. | |||||
| Words | 1. 考查 [kao3cha2]1, v.t., investigate, study (facts, conditions). 2. 考察 [kao3cha2]2. v.t., investigate, study: 考察教育 (工業) study conditions of education (industry) at a place usu. foreign; 考察團 group of people sent abroad to study conditions and progress (industrial, educational) mission. 3. 考求 [kao3qiu2], v.i. & t., study (conditions, origin, relations): 考求病原 study cause of disease. 4. 考勤 [kao3qin2], v.i., to grade work of individuals in organizations. 5. 考訂 [kao3ding4], v.i. & t., study and settle problems of age, authorship, textual differences; research on scientific problems. 6. 考古 [kao2gu3], n. & v.i., archaeology, do archaeological work; 考古家 archaeologist; 考古學 the science of archaeology. 7. 考核（覈） [kao3he2], v.t., officially examine and pass on (results, plans, reports, budgets). 8. 考證 [kao3zheng4], v.i. & n., (do) research, study of data, higher textual criticism. 9. 考績 [kao3ji1], v.i. & n., examine (-ation) at end of semester or year; grades given. 10. 考校 [kao3jiao4], v.i., research and compare (texts, variations, etc.). 11. 考究 [kao3jiu4], (1) v.i., examine carefully: 考究原因 study cause; (2) adj., ([kao3jiu0]) fastidious, careful; 穿得很考究 dresses very carefully; 考究吃 be a gourmet. 12. 考據 [kao3jU4], v.i. & n., see [kao3zheng4]↑. 13. 考慮 [kao3lU4], v.i. & t., consider, weigh (problem in mind): 正在考慮 is considering (a decision), is being considered; 未曾考慮 not yet considered. 14. 考試 [kao3shi4], v.i. & t. & n., examine (-ations), tests; 考試院 one of the five [yUan1] or branch of Chin. government in charge of examinations for civil service. 15. 考選 [kao2xUan3], v.i., select by examination. 16. 考問 [kao3wen4], v.i. & t., discuss problems of knowledge by interrogation, cf. 拷問 10A.50. 17. 考驗 [kao3yan4], v.i. & t. & n., test: 經不起考驗 cannot stand the test (of time); 時代考驗青年 the age is putting the young men to the test. 18. 考語 [kao2yU3] ([kao3yU0]), n., remark giving opinion on test paper; written comments showing approbation or disapproval. | |||||