| Simplified | 考 |
| Traditional | 攷 |
| Pinyin | kao3 |
| Pinyin | kǎo |
| Verb | 考 |
| Continuous aspect | 考 着 |
| Completive aspect | 考 了 |
| Past aspect | 考 过 |
| Verb | kao3 |
| Continuous aspect | kao3 zhe5 |
| Completive aspect | kao3 le5 |
| Past aspect | kao3 guo4 |
| Verb | kǎo |
| Continuous aspect | kǎo zhe |
| Completive aspect | kǎo le |
| Past aspect | kǎo guò |