責
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zé · one's responsibility, duty

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11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

貝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 責

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Example sentences

Notice where 責 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ kě zhī dào nà shì nǐ de zé rèn.你可知道那是你的責任。

You know that that's your duty.

Source: Tatoeba #5663516 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zé bèi le wǒ de cūxīndàyi.他責備了我的粗心大意。

He reproached me for carelessness.

Source: Tatoeba #892456 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bù néng mò shì nǐ de zé rèn.你不能漠視你的責任。

You are not to neglect your duty.

Source: Tatoeba #339465 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù zhǐshì nǐ, jiù lián wǒ yě gāi shòu zé nán.不只是你,就連我也該受責難。

We are both to blame.

Source: Tatoeba #414132 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén duì cǐ yǒu yí dìng de zé rèn.我們對此有一定的責任。

We're partly responsible for that.

Source: Tatoeba #10518661 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wú lùn rú hé, wǒ yě jìn le wǒ de zé rèn.無論如何,我也盡了我的責任。

In any case, I did my duty.

Source: Tatoeba #342431 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 責 in context

  1. Say zé, then recall the core meaning: one's responsibility, duty.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 責 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.