考古

kǎogǔ

noun HSK 6 #14,041

Meanings

1 archaeology
2 to engage in archaeological studies

Characters

to examine; to investigate

Examples

HSK 3

他从小就对考古感兴趣。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù duì kǎogǔ gǎnxìngqù.

He has been interested in archaeology since childhood.

HSK 7-9

考古学家在这里发现了古墓。

Kǎogǔxuéjiā zài zhèlǐ fāxiàn le gǔmù.

Archaeologists discovered an ancient tomb here.

Tips

memory

考 = to examine/investigate, 古 = ancient. Archaeology is literally 'investigating the ancient'. Related: 考古学 (archaeology as a field), 考古学家 (archaeologist).

Stroke Order

考 kǎo

古 gǔ