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无辜

无辜 wúgū

无辜 wúgū Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 无辜 wúgū .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wúgū | wu2 gu1
English translation
innocent
innocence
not guilty (law)

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About 无辜 wúgū

Read some general information about the Chinese word 无辜 wúgū .

Traditional form

無辜

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 无辜 wúgū

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 无辜 wúgū .

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a person () dancing with ornamental leather hides () hanging from his arms, conveying the meaning "dance". Later, two feet ( chuǎn ) were added to the bottom of the character to form (dance), and was borrowed for its sound to re

Positional decomposition

一尢

Number of Strokes

4

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Xīn

Positional decomposition

古辛

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 无辜 wúgū

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数百 shù bǎi míng 无辜 wúgū 平民 píng mín zāo 残杀 cán shā .

Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered.

对峙 duì zhì 双方 shuāngfāng dōu 只是 zhǐ shì zài 瞄准 miáozhǔn 射击 shèjī 无辜 wúgū de 旁观者 páng guān zhě

Both groups on either side are just picking off innocent bystanders.

科尔曼坚称 jiān chēng shì 无辜 wúgū de

Coleman has never wavered in his claim that he is innocent.

克里 Píng 坚称 jiān chēng 自己 zìjǐ shì 无辜 wúgū de

Crippen insisted on his innocence.

shuì 滥杀无辜 làn shā wú gū shì 不可 bù kě 原谅 yuánliàng de

He said the killing of innocent people was inexcusable.

无辜 wúgū Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 无辜 wúgū and their own compounds.

无辜 wúgū Compounds

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