拷 Traditional form: 拷 Pinyin (reading): kǎo Definitions: to beat to flog to examine under torture (computing) to copy (abbr. for 拷貝/拷贝 (kǎobèi)) Characters: 拷 - to torture, to interrogate; to beat, to flog Traditional characters: 拷 - to torture, to interrogate; to beat, to flog