考kǎo

tte in modern composition. --- Simplified Chinese (簡體). 考 (kǎo, "to examine") retains its traditional shape, its left side still bearing the ancient pictogram of an elderly person that gave 老 its original form, while the added hand‑held tool on the right suggests probing or testing. As a component it lives on in 烤 (roast), 拷 (beat) and 靠 (rely on), where the old radical retains