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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 責 U+8CAC |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jiaguwen |  Jianbo | 拆 Specialized semantic variant | 责 Simplified character | 𧵩 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 贝+ 4 strokes = 11 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.514#12 Kangxi: p.1205#19 Cihai: p.1271r3c01 GSR: 868.m Hanyu: v6,p3626#02 |
| Composition: | Top: 龶, bottom: 贝. Component of: 债 绩 啧 嫧 帻 𭍬 㣱 渍 㥽 㺓 𨖊 𣤈 𤖓 𤗮 樍 歵 𦟜 㱴 𤳎 𤹠 [More] |
| Mandarin: | zé zhài ㄗㄜˊ ㄓㄞˋ |
| Cantonese: | zaak3 |
| Tang reconstruction: | jrɛk |
| Shuowen: | 《贝部》责：求也。从贝朿声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·入声·麦·责》责：求也。侧革切，十一。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·贝部·四》责：〔古文〕𧵩《广韵》《集韵》《韵会》侧革切《正韵》侧格切，𠀤音窄。《说文》求也。《左传·桓十三年》宋多责赂于郑。又非也。《书·君奭》诞无我责。《传》汝大无非责我留。又诛责也。《诗·邶风·旄丘序》责衞伯也。《礼·表记》君子与其有诺责也，宁有己怨。《疏》责，谓许而不与而被责。又责让也。《左传·僖十五年》西邻责言，不可偿也。《注》微刺也。又任也。《孟子》有言责者。又取也。《战国策》归其劒而责之金。又问也。《史记·周勃世家》吏簿责条侯。《注》簿问其辞情。又自讼也。《前汉·韩延寿传》痛自刻责。又《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤侧卖切。与债同。《周礼·天官·小宰》听称责以傅别。《注》称责，谓贷子。《疏》谓举责生子，彼此俱爲称意，故曰称责也。《左传·成十八年》施舍已责。《注》止逋责。又叶侧棘切。《柳宗元·惩咎赋》旣明惧夫天讨兮，又幽栗兮鬼责。惶惶兮夜寤而昼骇兮，类麏䴥之不息。 考证：〔《礼·表记》君子与有诺责也〕谨照原文与下增其字。 |
| Fanqie: | 侧革 (《广韵·入声·麦·责》) |
| Unihan definition: | one's responsibility, duty |
Example usage
| 《论语·卫灵公》: | 子曰：“躬自厚而薄责于人，则远怨矣。” |
| The Master said, "He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment." | |
| 《孟子·离娄下》: | 夫章子，子父责善而不相遇也。 |
| Now between Zhang and his father there arose disagreement, he, the son, reproving his father, to urge him to what was good. | |
| 《礼记·表记》: | 是故君子与其有诺责也，宁有已怨。 |
| Therefore the superior man will rather incur the resentment arising from his refusal than the charge of promising (and then not fulfilling). | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 曰：“斯以留客，至作相，用狂人之言，从浮大海，立赵高之邪说，废沙丘之正，阿意督责，焉用忠？” |
| Yangzi said: Li Si stayed in Qin as a guest of Lu Buwei and eventually became Prime Minister. Using the words of an alchemist to flatter the Emperor, he followed Qin Shi Huang on his tours of the four seas. Upon Qin Shi Huang's death, he let Zhao Gao's treacherous plan to replace the chosen successor stand, discarded the Emperor's official edict, assented to the idea and directed the orders. Where in this is loyalty? | |
| 《墨子·耕柱》: | 耕柱子曰：“骥足以责。” |
| Geng Zhuzi said: "Because the horse is capable (of better speed)." | |
| 《庄子·天道》: | 静则无为，无为也，则任事者责矣。 |
| From their stillness came their non-action. Doing-nothing, they devolved the cares of office on their employes. | |
| 《道德经》: | 是以圣人执左契，而不责于人。 |
| Therefore (to guard against this), the sage keeps the left-hand portion of the record of the engagement, and does not insist on the (speedy) fulfilment of it by the other party. | |
| 《商君书·画策》: | 圣王见王之致于兵也，故举国而责之于兵。 |
| A sage-king obtains the kingship through the efforts of his soldiers. Therefore, he rouses the country and charges it with the obligation of military service. | |
| 《孙子兵法·兵势》: | 故善战者，求之于势，不责于人，故能择人任势。 |
| The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to pick out the right men and utilize combined energy. | |
| 《史记·殷本纪》: | 帝太甲居桐宫三年，悔过自责，反善，于是伊尹乃迎帝太甲而授之政。 |
| After the Emperor Taijia had dwelt in the Dryandra palace for three years, he repented of his errors, blamed himself, and amended his ways. Whereupon Yiyin met the Emperor Taijia and resigned to him the reins of government. | |
| 《荀子·富国》: | 必先修正其在我者，然后徐责其在人者，威乎刑罚。 |
| 《说苑·辨物》: | 直责逆者不避其难，是亦春秋之不畏强御也。 |
| 《春秋繁露·玉杯》: | 《春秋》责在而不讨贼者，弗击臣子尔也。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷三》: | 孔子曰：“不戒责成，害也，慢令致期，暴也，不教而诛、贼也。” |
| 《大戴礼记》: | 故君子莅民，不临以高，不道以远，不责民之所不能。 |
| 《白虎通德论·诛伐》: | 诛犹责也。 |
| 《新书·匈奴》: | 以臣之愚，匈奴且动，疑将一材而出奇，厚贽以责，汉不大兴不已，旁午走急，数十万之众，积于北方，天下安得食而馈之？ |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 项王颉杀义帝，汉王起蜀汉之兵击三秦，出关而责义帝之处，收天下之兵，立诸侯之后。 |
| 《中论·虚道》: | 又安足责？ |
| 《孔子家语·相鲁》: | 齐侯归，责其群臣曰：“鲁以君子道辅其君，而子独以夷翟道教寡人，使得罪。” |
| 《潜夫论·明暗》: | 是故圣王责小以厉大，赏鄙以招贤，然后良士集于朝，下情达于君也。 |
| 《论衡·累害》: | 夫不本累害所从生起，而徒归责于被累害者，智不明，暗塞于理者也。 |
| 《风俗通义·五伯》: | 齐桓九合一匡，率成王室，责强楚之罪，复青茅之贡。 |
| 《孔丛子·广言》: | 謪，责也。 |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 故在上者审则仪道以定好恶，善恶要于功罪，毁誉效于准验，听言责事，举名察实，无或诈伪以荡众心。 |
| 《素书·遵义章》: | 略己而责人者不治。 |
| 《新语·辨惑》: | 退而自责大夫 |
| 《蔡中郎集·正交论》: | 不幸或然，则躬自厚而薄责于人，怨其远矣。 |
| 《鶡冠子·道端》: | 故曰：有光卒于美名，不施而责，弗受而求亲，故曰：有殃卒于不祥。 |
| 《文子·符言》: | 老子曰：欲尸名者必生事，事生即舍公而就私，倍道而任己，见誉而为善，立而为贤，即治不顺理而事不顺时，治不顺理则多责，事不顺时则无功，妄为要中，功成不足以塞责，事败足以灭身。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 其举事好还自责，不怨于人也。 |
| 《韩非子·主道》: | 故群臣陈其言，君以其言授其事，事以责其功。 |
| 《申不害·大体》: | 为人君者，操契以责其名。 |
| 《慎子·民杂》: | 故曰：君人者，好为善以先下，则下不敢与君争为善以先君矣，皆私其所知以自覆掩，有过，则臣反责君，逆乱之道也。 |
| 《管子·轻重丁》: | 寡人有鐻枝兰鼓，其贾中纯万泉也，愿以为吾贫萌决其子息之数，使无券契之责。 |
| 《尉缭子·武议》: | 乞人之死不索尊，竭人之力不责礼，故古者甲胄之士不拜，示人无已烦也。 |
| 《九章算术·衰分》: | 苗主责之粟五斗。 |
| 《淮南子·齐俗训》: | 治世之体易守也，其事易为也，其礼易行也，其责易偿也。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·壅塞》: | 寡人岂责子之令太子必如寡人也哉？ |
| 《尹文子·大道上》: | 天下万事不可备能，责其备能于一人，则贤圣其犹病诸。 |
| 《邓析子·无厚》: | 循名责实，君之事也。 |
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