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拷

kǎo
verb #10,281

Meanings

  1. 1 to beat
  2. 2 to flog
  3. 3 to torture (for interrogation)
  4. 4 to copy (computing, abbr. for 拷贝)

Examples

古代的官员会拷打犯人。
Gǔdài de guānyuán huì kǎodǎ fànrén.
Officials in ancient times would flog prisoners.
把文件拷到U盘里。
Bǎ wénjiàn kǎo dào U pán lǐ.
Copy the files onto the USB drive.

Tips

usage
In modern Chinese, 拷 is commonly used as short for 拷贝 (kǎobèi, to copy), borrowed from English 'copy.' The original meaning of flogging is mainly seen in literary or historical contexts.

Stroke Order

拷 kǎo