辜 is a phono-semantic character. In the seal script, 辜 
= 
(古)+ 
(辛). Continue reading “辜 death penalty”
Tag: 古
古 ancient
古 is a compound ideograph. 古 = 十 + 口. 十 means countless in ancient Chinese; 口 is a mouth. 古 depicts that ancient stories were told by countless people and passed down through generations, so the original meaning of 古 is “ancient/old”.