考卷 (kǎo juàn) — examination paper | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

examination paper

Measure word · 张

考卷。
Tā rèn zhēn jiǎn chá le yí biàn kǎo juàn.
He carefully checked the exam paper once.
考卷。
Lǎo shī zhèng zài pī gǎi kǎo juàn.
The teacher is grading the exam papers.
考卷。
Tā bǎ kǎo juàn shàng de dá àn dōu xiě hǎo le.
He has written all the answers on the exam paper.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

考 means exam and 卷 means paper; together they denote an exam paper.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

耂丂考

In 考, the upper 耂 is an old man with long hair, bent over, and the lower 丂 is a walking cane.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

卩卩jiékneeling person

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢍏

𢍏𢍏卷juàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 卷, 卩 shows a kneeling person, while 𢍏 gives the sound and may also suggest bending or rolling, as in a reel of books.

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