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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
kǎo - to beat
- to flog
- to examine under torture
- (computing) to copy (abbr. for 拷貝|拷贝[kao3 bei4])

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 10,281 22,745 14,791

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

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

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
拷贝 - - 8,951 18,364 19,967
拷问 - - 9,417 30,353 21,511
- - 10,281 22,745 14,791
拷打 - - 11,543 44,249 55,696