考古

kǎogǔ

noun #14,041

Meanings

1 archaeology
2 to engage in archaeological studies

Characters

to examine; to investigate

Examples

他从小就对考古感兴趣。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù duì kǎogǔ gǎnxìngqù.

He has been interested in archaeology since childhood.

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

Stroke Order

考 kǎo

古 gǔ