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责 - zé

duty; responsibility; to reproach

duty; responsibility; to reproach

How to read 责

Click 责 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishduty; responsibility; to reproach
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

责令 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 责任. Please read 责备 one more time.

Common words with this character

to order; to enjoin; to charge
responsibility; duty; liability
to blame; to criticize; condemnation
to demand an explanation

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 责 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 责令 and 责任 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 责.