辜 (gū): crime, sin
辜 (gū) is a Chinese character meaning “crime.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 古 (phonetic) and 辛 (semantic). It ranks #2486 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 辜 bitter. Its radical form 辛 (bitter) appears in many related characters such as 辣 (là, hot (spicy)), 辩 (biàn, to dispute), 辛 (xīn, (of taste) hot or pungent).
Definitions
- crime
- sin
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无辜 | wú gū | innocent |
| 辜负 | gū fù | to fail to live up (to expectations) |
| 死有余辜 | sǐ yǒu yú gū | (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment |
| 伤及无辜 | shāng jí wú gū | to harm the innocent (idiom) |
| 滥杀无辜 | làn shā wú gū | willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom) |
| 辜振甫 | gū zhèn fǔ | Koo Chen-fu (1917-2005), Taiwanese businessman and diplomat |
| 辜鸿铭 | gū hóng míng | Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857–1928), Malaysian writer known for his English-language works and defense of Qing dy... |
辜 appears in 7 compound words: 43 as the first character, 57 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 辜 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
这个辜字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě gū zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "辜" is related to its radical.
...争有代价? 叶耀元:别把独裁政权讲得太无辜
. . . zhēng yǒu dài jià ? xié yào yuán : bié bǎ dú cái zhèng quán jiǎng dé tài wú gū
...CE台语狂斗嘴!子瑜被念“乱教娜琏” 无辜表情融化粉丝
. . . C E tái yǔ kuáng dǒu zuǐ ! zǐ 瑜 bèi niàn luàn jiào 娜 琏 wú gū biǎo qíng róng huà fěn sī
...A heated banter in Taiwanese on CE! Tzuyu was scolded for "teaching Na-Lian the wrong way," and her innocent expression melted fans' hearts
...当街搭讪引发女友不满 怒踹路边物品波及无辜夫妇
. . . dāng jiē dā 讪 yǐn fā nǚ yǒu bù mǎn nù chuài lù biān wù pǐn bō jí wú gū fū fù
...Girlfriend upset after boyfriend hit on a woman in public; she angrily kicked objects on the sidewalk, accidentally hitting an innocent couple
...对执政挑战火箭不退缩 陆兆福:轻言放弃就辜负林吉祥!
. . . duì zhí zhèng tiāo zhàn huǒ jiàn bù tuì suō lù zhào fú : qīng yán fàng qì jiù gū fù lín jí xiáng !
... Do not flinch from the challenge of ruling Lu Zhaofu: If you give up lightly, you will live up to Lin Jixiang!
影/高雄老轿车发动即起火 邻车无辜遭殃
yǐng gāo xióng lǎo jiào chē fā dòng jí qǐ huǒ lín chē wú gū zāo yāng
Shadow/Kaohsiung old car caught fire when it started, and the neighboring car suffered innocently
我相信汤姆是无辜的。
Wǒ xiāngxìn Tāngmǔ shì wúgū de.
I believe Tom is innocent.
为什么你假装无辜！
Wèishénme nǐ jiǎzhuāng wúgū!
Why are you feigning innocence?!
有多少无辜的人在越南被杀了?
Yǒu duōshao wúgū de rén zài Yuènán bèi shā le?
How many innocent people were killed in Vietnam?
她没有辜负我们的期望。
Tā méiyǒu gūfù wǒmen de qīwàng.
She lived up to our expectations.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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