# 拷 — Torture

Frequency rank 2210 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 勿 (Must not), less common than 猶 (Still).

- On’yomi: ごう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level XVII of XX

Fingers on the left twist an old thing under a canopy on the right — fingers wringing and twisting the old captive under a canopy, torturing through relentless pressure.

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