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Animated Stroke Order 责

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 责 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 责

责 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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责

朿thorn

贝shell/currency

责=朿thorn+贝shell/currency

A sharp thorn (朿) presses on a shell (贝) — to demand responsibility or debt.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 责

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5.

How to Use 责

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 责 works in context.

Duty and Responsibility

Words related to duty, responsibility, or being in charge.

负责 • fù zé • responsible for • HSK 4

HSK 4

fù负

zé责

responsible for

责任 • zé rèn • responsibility • HSK 4

HSK 4

zé责

rèn任

responsibility

职责 • zhí zé • duty • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhí职

zé责

duty

Blame and Criticism

Words expressing blame, criticism, or reproach.

责备 • zé bèi • reproach; blame; reprove • HSK 5

HSK 5

zé责

bèi备

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 责

HSK words that contain this character.

负责人 • fù zé rén • person in charge

HSK 3.0 · L4

fù负

zé责

rén人

person in charge

责怪 • zé guài • blame

HSK 6

zé责

guài怪

blame

自责 • zìzé • Self-blame

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zì自

zé责

Self-blame

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 责 is used in context

bú不

yào要

zǒng总

shì是

zé责

bèi备

bié别

rén人

de的

cuò错

wù误

。

Don't always blame others for their mistakes

tā他

fù负

zé责

guǎn管

lǐ理

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù

měi每

gè个

rén人

dōu都

yǒu有

bǎo保

hù护

huán环

jìng境

Information

Pinyinzé

Meaningduty

Strokes8

Radical贝

Traditional責

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Frequency#1032

Zhuyinㄗㄜˊ

UnicodeU+8D23

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reproach; blame; reprove

指责 • zhǐ zé • censure; criticise; find fault with • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhǐ指

zé责

censure; criticise; find fault with

谴责 • qiǎn zé • condemn; blame; denounce • HSK 6

HSK 6

qiǎn谴

zé责

condemn; blame; denounce

目

。

He is responsible for managing this project

de的

zé责

rèn任

。

Everyone has the responsibility to protect the environment

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Characters pronounced "ze".

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Characters with radical "贝".

shē赊 gòu购 fù赋 fèi费 gàn赣 zhuì赘

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