Primary radical
耂 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 考.
耂 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 考.
丂 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 2 · to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for
HSK 2 · to take an exam; exam
HSK 4 · to enter oneself for an examination
HSK 4 · college entrance exam; (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts
HSK 4 · to think over; to consider; consideration
HSK 4 · exam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam
to test, to investigate, to examine
考 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
耂 is the radical in 考. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
考 (kǎo): to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; 考试 (kǎoshì): to take an exam; exam; 报考 (bàokǎo): to enter oneself for an examination.