责
duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,084 U+8D23
How 责 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Money 贝 that must be repaid
How to remember it
responsibility · Heisig RSH #1215
grow up + clam
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 责 as their sound component
These characters all use 责 (zé) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 责 sound component | zé | one's responsibility, duty |
| 渍 | zì | to soak, to steep; dye, stains; sodden |
| 啧 | zé | interjection of approval or admiration |
| 碛 | qì | gravel, sand |
| 帻 | zé | turban; conical cap |
| 箦 | zé | reed mat; bedding |
| 赜 | zé | abstruse, deep, profound |
Words containing 责
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人人有责 | rén rén yǒu zé | it is everyone's duty |
| 中航技进出口有限责任公司 | Zhōng háng jì Jìn chū kǒu Yǒu xiàn Zé rèn Gōng sī | China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) |
| 民事责任 | mín shì zé rèn | civil liability (law) |
| 守土有责 | shǒu tǔ yǒu zé | duty to defend the country (idiom) |
| 文责自负 | wén zé zì fù | the author takes sole responsibility for the views expressed here (disclaimer) |
| 横加指责 | héng jiā zhǐ zé | to blame unscrupulously |
| 责任人 | zé rèn rén | responsible person; coordinator |
| 征名责实 | zhēng míng zé shí | to seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value |
| 连带责任 | lián dài zé rèn | to bear joint responsibility for sth; joint liability (law) |
| 责任心 | zé rèn xīn | sense of responsibility |
| 有责任 | yǒu zé rèn | liable; responsible |
| 国家兴亡，匹夫有责 | guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé | The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility f… |
| 天下兴亡，匹夫有责 | tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé | The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility f… |
| 自责 | zì zé | to blame oneself |
| 问责性 | wèn zé xìng | accountability |
| 开脱罪责 | kāi tuō zuì zé | to absolve sb from guilt; to exonerate; to exculpate |
| 农村家庭联产承包责任制 | nóng cūn jiā tíng lián chǎn chéng bāo zé rèn zhì | rural household contract responsibility system, PRC government policy linking rural income… |
| 责任事故 | zé rèn shì gù | accident occurring due to negligence |
| 责打 | zé dǎ | to punish by flogging |
| 责任制 | zé rèn zhì | system of job responsibility |