辜(gū)

HSK 7-912 strokes

surname Gu

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Character information

Pinyin
gū
Meaning
surname Gu
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 辜 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱古辛

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辛 (bitter); 古 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

古gǔ辛xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 辜 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 辜

Common words using 辜 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wú无gū辜
HSK 7-9

innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)

Open 无辜 page →
gū辜fù负
HSK 7-9

to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to …

Open 辜负 page →
gū辜zhèn振fǔ甫

Koo Chen-fu (1917-2005), Taiwanese businessman and diplomat

Open 辜振甫 page →
shāng伤jí及wú无gū辜

to harm the innocent (idiom)

Open 伤及无辜 page →
sǐ死yǒu有yú余gū辜

(idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment

Open 死有余辜 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 辜’s common words

无负振甫伤及死有

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