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kǎo HSK1

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  • edit character approved 考 — "Rollback aWkz9Gki2X2jANKNY" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Depicts an old man (老) with a cane (丂). Originally the same character as 老. Based on the original meaning "old father". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts an old man (耂) with a cane (丂). Originally the same character as 老. Based on the original meaning "old father". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Components
    • + 耂 Iconic 耂 is a component form of 老.
    • - 老 IconicRemnant

    Changed: hint, components

    edit character by Prismcool

  • edit character approved 考 — "老" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Depicts an old man (耂) with a cane (丂). Originally the same character as 老. Based on the original meaning "old father". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts an old man (老) with a cane (丂). Originally the same character as 老. Based on the original meaning "old father". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Components
    • + 老 IconicRemnant
    • - 耂 Iconic

    Changed: hint, components

    edit character by Prismcool

  • edit character approved 考 — "component hint" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 丂 SoundIconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts a cane.

    Changed: components

    edit character by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved 考 — "老 note" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts an old man (耂) with a cane (丂). Based on the original meaning "old father". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts an old man (耂) with a cane (丂). Originally the same character as 老. Based on the original meaning "old father". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

    Changed: hint

    edit character by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved 考 — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts an old man (耂) with a cane (丂). Originally the same character as 老. Based on the original meaning "old father". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts an old man (耂) with a cane (丂). Based on the original meaning "old father". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Components
    • 丂 SoundIconic
      • hint: Depicts a cane. → (empty)

    Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources

    edit character by Peter Olson