kǎo​lüè

torture

kǎo torture and interrogate

To question  by hand  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
SoundMeaning component
kǎo examine

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰluːʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

lüè rob

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
jīng capital city

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·raŋs
ɡ·raɡ
Unicodeliɑk

說文解字

奪取也。从手京聲。本音亮。《唐韻》或作擽。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica