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The character "考" traces its etymology to conceptualizations of old age, being structurally and semantically linked to the character "老", with its composition featuring the "老" radical over the component "丂", which provided phonetic guidance and may have depicted an aged stance. While its earliest signification centered on the elderly or longevity, the meaning of "考" later extended to denote processes of examination and inquiry, likely due to the association of elders with authoritative judgment. This semantic expansion established its modern principal functions relating to tests and investigation, although classical texts still employ it in references to ancestors or antiquity.
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我今天有考试。
他正在考虑问题。
明天我们考数学。
她打算考研。
公司派人去考察市场。
他考取了清华大学。
如果你考虑清楚，就可以做决定。
经过仔细考察，我们终于找到了问题的根源。