kǎo

拷 (kǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “to beat; to flog; to examine under torture”.

Meanings

  1. 1to beat
  2. 2to flog
  3. 3to examine under torture
  4. 4(computing) to copy (abbr. for 拷貝|拷贝[kao3 bei4])

Related words

拷贝copy拷问to question via torture拷打to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions)严刑拷打torture拷掠to torture拷花to emboss

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