拷
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kǎo · to torture, to interrogate

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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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扌Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 拷

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Example sentences

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Nǐ néng tì wǒ kǎo bèi zhè gè má?你能替我拷貝這個嗎?

Can you copy this for me?

Source: Tatoeba #5401637 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tuǒ shàn bǎo guǎn yuán bǎn kǎo bèi.我妥善保管原版拷貝。

I keep the master copy under lock and key.

Source: Tatoeba #934179 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Má fán kǎo bèi zhè gè.麻煩拷貝這個。

Please copy this.

Source: Tatoeba #5401635 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 拷 in context

  1. Say kǎo, then recall the core meaning: to torture, to interrogate.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 拷打 (kǎo dǎ), meaning “to beat a prisoner”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 拷 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.