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責 = 龶 + 貝

責 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “one's responsibility”. It is built from 龶 (grow up) and 貝 (sea shell). It appears as a component in 21 other characters in this index.

Keyword
one's responsibility
Pinyin (Mandarin)
zé
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
one's responsibility, duty, долг, ответственность, duty
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
責 blame

Decomposition

ids

  1. 龶 grow up
  2. 貝 sea shell

Characters that contain 責

How to find 責 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grow up” + “sea shell”. 責 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 責 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.