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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.
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.
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.