to beat / to hit / variant of 考[kao3] / to inspect / to test / to take an exam

= + : Karl Marx (k) has to take an exam (考) in the artoa's living room (ao3). It is very difficult for him because he has to wear a breathing mask (丂) due to the open fire, and he also has to wear a huge crown (⺹) which makes it difficult for him to see the exam papers.
to check / to verify / to test / to examine / to take an exam / to take an entrance exam for / deceased father

考 character breakdown

"breath" or "sigh" component in Chinese characters

Mnemonic symbol: a breathing mask.

The air inside of the aorta is so bad that Karl Marx needs a breathing mask to breathe freely.
Character component without intrinsic meaning

= + 丿 : Looks a bit like a crown. The crown is made of three bananas and a bit of clay.

Characters with 考 as component

to roast / to bake / to broil

= + : Karl Marx (k) participated in a cooking course and today he is taking his final examination (考). In the aorta (ao3) he has to bake (烤) perfect pancakes (烤) over an open fire (火).
to beat / to flog / to examine under torture / (computing) to copy (abbr. for 拷貝|拷贝[kao3 bei4])
shackles / fetters / manacle
chinquapin (Castanopsis fargesii and other spp.), genus of evergreen trees
old variant of 耇[gou3]

Words with 考

to enter oneself for an examination
final exam / to take an end-of-term exam / (Tw) college entrance exam (abbr. for 大學入學考試|大学入学考试[da4 xue2 ru4 xue2 kao3 shi4])
cited material / reference (to the literature) / bibliography
reference material / bibliography
long life / life span
Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw) / abbr. to 指考[Zhi3 kao3]
reference material / source documents
Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper)

Sentences with 考

考 currently does not appear in any sentence.