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无辜

wúgū

innocent; blameless

A dove sits on the pan of balanced scales of justice
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Characters in this word

无 wú

Strokes
4
Radical
无 — no, not
Made of
一 one 尢 weak, lame

辜 gū

Strokes
12
Radical
辛 — bitter
Made of
古 old, classic, ancient 辛 bitter
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 辜

Example phrases

  • 法院必须在证据充分之前,把每一名被告都视为无辜。 Fǎyuàn bìxū zài zhèngjù chōngfèn zhīqián, bǎ měi yì míng bèigào dōu shì wéi wúgū. The court must regard every defendant as innocent until there is sufficient evidence.
  • 这些人都是无辜的,请马上放了他们。 Zhèxiē rén dōu shì wúgū de, qǐng mǎshàng fàngle tāmen. These people are all innocent; please release them immediately.
  • 孩子成了大人争吵的无辜受害者。 Háizi chéngle dàrén zhēngchǎo de wúgū shòuhàizhě. The child became an innocent victim of the adults' quarrel.

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