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The character 拷, meaning to torture or interrogate, is structurally composed of the hand radical 扌 alongside the component 考, which serves both phonetic and semantic purposes, with 考 itself historically associated with concepts of beating or examination. Initially reflecting general physical punishment, its usage gradually specialized to denote the act of coercive questioning, often involving violence. In modern contexts, while retaining this primary sense, it has also been adopted into terms like 拷贝, a direct loan from the English "copy", indicating duplication processes, thus demonstrating a semantic extension into technical realms alongside its original violent connotation.
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我拷贝了一个文件。
请把这部电影拷贝到光盘。
他经常拷问嫌疑人。
警察拷打了那个罪犯。
拷贝文件时要注意病毒。
历史书拷问了人类的良知。
拷问真相需要勇气和智慧。
他被拷打后仍然坚守秘密。