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拷

kǎo
to beat · to flog
Radical: 扌 Strokes: 9
Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common
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Character Decomposition
拷=扌+考
Etymology
To question 考 by hand 扌; 考 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
to beat
to flog
to examine under torture
(computing) to copy (abbr. for kǎo bèi)
kǎo
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Words with 拷 29 total
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