拷花 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

kǎohuā

emboss

kǎo torture and interrogate

To question 考 by hand 扌; 考 also provides the pronunciation

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu hand

kǎo examine

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	kʰluːʔ

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化 Sound component

huà change

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	xwae	qʷʰˤra	flower (n.)