考

考 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “examine”. It is built from 耂 (old) and 丂 (obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release). It appears as a component in 10 other characters in this index.

Keyword: examine
Pinyin (Mandarin): kǎo
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: examine, test, испытание, осмотр, test
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 考 consider

Decomposition

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耂 old
variant of kangxi radical 125
丂 obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release

Characters that contain 考

How to find 考 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “old” + “obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release”. 考 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 考 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.