| 考 |
kǎo gōng | to sit for a civil service exam |
| 考 |
kǎo | to beat / to hit / variant of 考 / to inspect / to test / to take an exam |
| 考 |
kǎo | to check / to verify / to test / to examine / to take an exam / to take an entrance exam for / deceased father |
| 公 |
gōng | public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) |