严
刑
拷
打
y
á
n
y
á
n
x
í
n
g
x
í
n
g
k
á
o
k
ǎ
o
d
ǎ
d
ǎ
Definitions
1. torture
2. interrogation by torture
Components
严刑
yán xíng
–
strict law
拷打
kǎo dǎ
–
to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions)