Phonosemantic compound. 辛 represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
辜
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
辜
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
辜
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
辜
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
辜
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
辜
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
辜
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
辜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
辜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
辜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
辜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
辜 [Gū]
surname Gu
辜 [gū]
crime; sin
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
辜 こう
Kō surname
CHINESE WORDS (13)
无辜 [wúgū] #1,623
innocent
无辜 [wúgū] #1,623
innocent
辜负 [gūfù] #9,208
to fail to live up (to expectations)
辜负 [gūfù] #9,208
to fail to live up (to expectations)
辜振甫 [GūZhènfǔ] #35,604
Koo Chen-fu (1917-2005), Taiwanese businessman and diplomat
死有余辜 [sǐyǒuyúgū] #30,844
death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead
死有余辜 [sǐyǒuyúgū] #30,844
death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead
辜鸿铭 [GūHóngmíng] #44,374
Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views
辜鸿铭 [GūHóngmíng] #44,374
Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views
伤及无辜 [shāngjíwúgū]
to harm the innocent (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)