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How to write 责 — animated stroke order

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4.

How to Use 责

Duty and Responsibility

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

负责 • fù zé • responsible for • HSK 4

HSK 4

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 责

负责人 • fù zé rén • person in charge

HSK 3.0 · L4

fù负

zé

6.

Example Sentences

bú不

yào要

zǒng总

shì是

zé责

bèi备

bié

Information

Pinyinzé

Meaningduty, responsibility

Strokes8

Radical贝

Traditional責

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1032

Zhuyinㄗㄜˊ

UnicodeU+8D23

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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

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

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

别

rén人

de的

cuò错

wù误

。

Don't always blame others for their mistakes

Tā他

yīn因

wèi为

shī失

wù误

shòu受

dào到

le了

zé责

nàn难

。

He was blamed for his mistake.

tā他

fù负

zé责

guǎn管

lǐ理

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

。

He is responsible for managing this project

měi每

gè个

rén人

dōu都

yǒu有

bǎo保

hù护

huán环

jìng境

de的

zé责

rèn任

。

Everyone has the responsibility to protect the environment

Fù父

qīn亲

yán严

lì厉

chì斥

zé责

hái孩

zi子

de的

sā撒

huǎng谎

xíng行

wéi为

。

The father sternly rebuked the child's lying behavior.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "ze".

昃zèto decline (of the sun); sunset
泽zépool, pond; moist, damp; luster, grace
择zéto select, to choose
则zéstandard; norm; criterion

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "贝".

赊shēbuy and sell on credit, distant
购gòuto buy; to purchase
赋fùto bestow, to endow; also a literary form
费fèito spend, to cost; expenses, fees
赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
赣gànJiangxi province; places therein

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