辜
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gū · crime, offense, sin

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

辛Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 辜 sits in each complete thought.

Duì bù qǐ, shì wǒ gū fù nǐ le.对不起,是我辜负你了。

I am sorry for disappointing you.

Source: Tatoeba #2919635 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yòng shuō, tā shì wú gū de.不用说,他是无辜的。

It goes without saying that he is not guilty.

Source: Tatoeba #829556 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā méi yǒu gū fù wǒ men de qī wàng.她没有辜负我们的期望。

She lived up to our expectations.

Source: Tatoeba #332813 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhè yàng zuò, gū fù le péng yǒu duì nǐ de xìn rèn.你这样做,辜负了朋友对你的信任。

Doing this is to betray the trust of your friends.

Source: Tatoeba #2919612 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xīn lǎo shī gū fù le zhège bān xué shēng de qī wàng.新老师辜负了这个班学生的期望。

The new teacher was a disappointment to the class.

Source: Tatoeba #2029344 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shuō tā shì wú gū de.他说他是无辜的。

He said he was innocent.

Source: Tatoeba #9423256 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 辜 in context

  1. Say gū, then recall the core meaning: crime, offense, sin.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 辜负 (gū fù), meaning “to fail to live up”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 辜 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.