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责任感 (zé rèn gǎn) — sense of responsibility

Definition

noun
sense of responsibility

Examples

  • 责任感。
    Tā yǒu hěn qiáng de zé rèn gǎn.
    He has a strong sense of responsibility.
  • 责任感。
    Zhè ge gōng zuò xū yào hěn gāo de zé rèn gǎn.
    This job requires a high sense of responsibility.
  • 责任感。
    Tā duì gōng zuò hěn yǒu zé rèn gǎn.
    He has a strong sense of responsibility about his work.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

责任responsibility
责zéduty任rènresponsibility
联合Coordinate
感gǎnsense

责任 means responsibility, and 感 adds a sense or feeling, giving a sense of responsibility.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
壬
壬rén任rèn
Same sound today

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

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
咸
咸xián感gǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

感 pairs 咸, which gives the sound, with 心, the heart, for feeling.

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