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title: "Wugu Meaning: 无辜 (innocent) or 无故 (without reason)?"
description: "无辜 (traditional 無辜, wúgū) means “innocent; the innocent”. Not the wugu you heard? See 无故. Hear its tones, see what 无 and 辜 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wugu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 无辜 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

无辜 wúgū

## innocent; the innocent

## Its characters

1. 无 wú not have
2. 辜 gū guilt

## In a sentence

这件事跟他没关系，他是无辜的。 This has nothing to do with him; he is innocent.

[More about 无辜](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%97%A0%E8%BE%9C)

## Other words said wugu

- [无故wúgùwithout reason](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%97%A0%E6%95%85)

## More words with 无 or 辜

- [独一无二 dúyī-wú’èr](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duyiwuer)
- [毫无 háowú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haowu)
- [无比 wúbǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wubi)
- [无敌 wúdí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wudi)
- [无法 wúfǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wufa)
- [无非 wúfēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wufei)
- [无关 wúguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wuguan)
- [无聊 wúliáo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wuliao)
- [无论 wúlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wulun)
- [无论如何 wúlùn-rúhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wulunruhe)

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