Chinese Word Entry
考本| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄎㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | kǎo běn |
| Definition: |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 考 | consider, think over, examine, test, investigate |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄎㄠˇ (kǎo) |
| Cantonese: | haau2 |
| Japanese: | コウ (kou) / かんが.える (kangaeru)、 かんが.え (kangae) |
| Korean: | 고 (go) |
| Vietnamese: | khảo |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 攷 |
| 本 | book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things, root, source, basis |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄣˇ (běn), ㄅㄣ (bēn) |
| Cantonese: | bun2 |
| Japanese: | ホン (hon) / もと (moto) |
| Korean: | 본 (bon) |
| Vietnamese: | bổn, bản |