拷【kǎo】
- to beat
- to flog
- to examine under torture
- (computing) to copy (abbr. for 拷贝【kǎo bèi】)
Generated: This meaning refers to physically striking or hitting someone or something as a form of punishment or to inflict pain.
Generated: This meaning implies a more severe form of beating, often associated with punishment or discipline, typically using a whip or a similar tool.
Some students in the school were flogged for breaking the rules.
Generated: This meaning pertains to the act of using physical pain to extract a confession or information from an individual, often in a legal or interrogation context.
The police used torture to obtain more information.
Generated: In a computing context, this refers to the action of duplicating data from one place to another.