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拷: torture and interrogate; hit

拷 kǎo


: to beat; to flog
: to examine under torture

Kun Reading
none applicable

打つ | うつ utsu

godan verb with tsu ending | transitive verb
: to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound
: to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
: to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
: to move; to impress; to touch
: to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject
: to type; to send; to transmit
: to insert; to write in; to mark
: to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
: to till (soil)
: to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
: to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
: to pay (a deposit, etc.)
: to visit (on a pilgrimage)
: to line (a coat)
: to bind (a criminal)

On Reading

コウ kou

Usage:

拷問[问] kao3wen4: to question via torture
[拷問 | ごうもん koumon: torture; the rack; third degree]
拷打 kao3da3: to beat; to flog
拷掠 kao3lüe4: to torture
拷花 kao3hua1: to emboss
繃扒吊拷 [绷扒吊拷] beng4 ba1 diao4 kao3: to strip, tie up, hang and beat somebody, an ancient torture technique
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
扌 (shou3: hand radical 64) suggests the meaning while
(kao3: examine, test) provides the sound.



Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary