責

Information about character(s)

Radical: 貝
Radical Strokes: 7
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 11
Simplified Form: 责
Variants: 拆

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zé, zhài
Cantonese: zaak3
JapaneseKun: SEMERU SEME
JapaneseOn: SEKI SAI
Korean: CHAYK CHAY
Vietnamese: trách

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: one's responsibility, duty

CE-Dict: duty/responsibility/to reproach/to blame

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.duty
2.to reproach; to reprove
3.to enjoin

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: blame; demand; duty; punish; repove; require; responsibility

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: blame; demand; duty; punish; repove; require; responsibility

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《貝部》責求也。从貝朿聲。

康熙字典文字版 【酉集中】【貝字部】責
〔古文〕𧵩【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】側革切【正韻】側格切，𠀤音窄。【說文】求也。【左傳·桓十三年】宋多責賂於鄭。　又非也。【書·君奭】誕無我責。【傳】汝大無非責我留。　又誅責也。【詩·邶風·旄丘序】責衞伯也。【禮·表記】君子與其有諾責也，寧有己怨。【疏】責，謂許而不與而被責。　又責讓也。【左傳·僖十五年】西鄰責言，不可償也。【註】微刺也。　又任也。【孟子】有言責者。　又取也。【戰國策】歸其劒而責之金。　又問也。【史記·周勃世家】吏簿責條侯。【註】簿問其辭情。　又自訟也。【前漢·韓延壽傳】痛自刻責。　又【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤側賣切。與債同。【周禮·天官·小宰】聽稱責以傅別。【註】稱責，謂貸子。【疏】謂舉責生子，彼此俱爲稱意，故曰稱責也。【左傳·成十八年】施舍已責。【註】止逋責。　又叶側棘切。【柳宗元·懲咎賦】旣明懼夫天討兮，又幽慄兮鬼責。惶惶兮夜寤而晝駭兮，類麏䴥之不息。
考證：〔【禮·表記】君子與有諾責也〕　謹照原文與下增其字。

Buddhism words and phrases upbraid

CF-Dict: demander/reprocher/responsabilité

Han-De-Dict: Pflicht (u.E.) (S)/Tadel (u.E.) (S)