责

zé

duty · responsibility

Radical: 贝 Strokes: 8

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏贼贫费贪财

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏贼贫费贪财赛赞贝

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Character Decomposition

责=龶+贝

Etymology

Money 贝 that must be repaid

Meanings

duty

responsibility

to reproach

to blame

zé

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Words with 责 289 total

to flog with a bamboo stick笞责chī zé to abuse · to berate呵责hē zé to do one's duty · to do one's bit conscientiously尽责jìn zé

Idioms with 责 28 total

(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously敷衍塞责fū yǎn sè zé in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities · in order to get off the hook聊以塞责liáo yǐ sè zé to demand perfection (idiom)求全责备qiú quán zé bèi