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Character #728 · The First 1000

zé

duty

duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame

Strokes
811
TraditionalSimplified
責 责
Poster cell
AB26
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • fùzé to be in charge of
  • zérèn responsibility
  • zhǐzé to criticize
  • zhízé duty
  • qiǎnzé to denounce
  • zébèi to blame
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 责責

Write 责責 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, zé, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell AB26 · 28 × 36 grid

责責 is #728 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 责 mean in English?
责 (zé) means "duty": duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame.
How do you pronounce 责?
责 is pronounced zé in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄗㄜˊ.
How many strokes does 责 have?
The simplified form, 责, has 8 strokes. The traditional form, 責, has 11.
What is the traditional form of 责?
The traditional form of 责 is 責. 责 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 責 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 责?
Common words that use 责 include 负责 (fùzé, to be in charge of), 责任 (zérèn, responsibility), 指责 (zhǐzé, to criticize), 职责 (zhízé, duty).
How common is 责?
责 is number 728 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell AB26 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.