考虑
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
考虑 (kǎolǜ) · to consider
考虑 (kǎolǜ) means “to consider; to think over”. It is written with 2 characters: 考 (to take an exam) + 虑 (anxious). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 考虑 is built
The characters
考 kǎo · to take an exam
What 考 is made of
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丂kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 耂 gives the meaning, 丂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
虑 lǜ · anxious
What 虑 is made of
- 虍hū — tiger
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: A tiger 虍 striking fear into the heart 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
让我考虑一下。Ràng wǒ kǎolǜ yīxià.Let me think it over.
你考虑好了吗？Nǐ kǎolǜ hǎo le ma?Have you made up your mind?
Questions about 考虑
What does 考虑 mean?
考虑 (kǎolǜ) means “to consider; to think over”.
How do you pronounce 考虑?
考虑 is pronounced kǎolǜ.
Which HSK level is 考虑?
考虑 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 考试kǎoshìexam
- 考生kǎoshēngexam candidate
- 考验kǎoyànto test
- 参考cānkǎoto consult
- 考察kǎocháto inspect
- 思考sīkǎoto think
- 考古kǎogǔarchaeology
- 考核kǎohéto assess
- 报考bàokǎoto register for an exam
- 高考gāokǎocollege entrance exam
Learn 考虑 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.