考究

kǎojiu

tasteful; elegant; exquisite

Wiktionary

Homographs

考究 kǎojiū
  1. to investigate
  2. to check and research
  3. exquisite

Entry Composition

=1 考 kǎo
  1. to beat
  2. to hit
  3. variant of 考 kǎo
  4. to inspect
  5. to test
  6. to take an exam
=1 考 kǎo
  1. to check
  2. to verify
  3. to test
  4. to examine
  5. to take an exam
  6. to take an entrance exam for
  7. deceased father
2 究 jiū
  1. after all
  2. to investigate
  3. to study carefully
  4. Taiwan pr. jiù