拷(kǎo)

9 strokes

to beat

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Character information

Pinyin
kǎo
Meaning
to beat; to flog; to examine under torture; (computing) to copy (abbr. for 拷贝)
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 拷 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌考

To question 考 by hand 扌; 考 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu考kǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 拷 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 拷

Common words using 拷 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

kǎo拷wèn问

to question via torture

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kǎo拷dǎ打

to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions); to give sb the third degree; to…

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kǎo拷lvè掠

to torture

Open 拷掠 page →
kǎo拷bèi贝

copy

Open 拷贝 page →

Related characters

From 拷’s common words

问打掠贝

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