考研

考研	kǎo yán	to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program
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
研	yán	to grind / study / research