责任心 (zé rèn xīn) — sense of responsibility

Definition

noun

sense of responsibility

责任心。
Tā duì gōng zuò hěn yǒu zé rèn xīn.
He has a strong sense of responsibility towards work.
，责任心。
Zuò wéi bān zhǎng, tā de zé rèn xīn hěn qiáng.
As class monitor, her sense of responsibility is very strong.
责任心。
Quē fá zé rèn xīn de rén hěn nán dé dào xìn rèn.
People who lack a sense of responsibility find it hard to gain trust.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 責; 责 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèicowry; money

Sound part声符shēngfú

朿

朿cì責zé

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 責 pairs 貝, cowry/money, with 朿 as the sound part; the simplified 责 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻壬任

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

壬

Same sound today

任 pairs 亻, a person, with 壬, which may picture a shoulder pole turned sideways.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

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