拷 is built from the 扌 (hand (left)), 耂 (old (top)), and 丂 (hooked breath (phonetic)) components.
It belongs to a phonetic family with 考 and 巧 — they share the 丂 component and the reading コウ.
A common word using 拷 is 拷問 (ごうもん), meaning “torture”.
Don't confuse it with 巧, 考, and 朽.
