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Chinese symbol for “accountability”

问责性
wèn zé xìng
Traditional: 問責性
accountability

The closest CC-CEDICT match for accountability is 问责性 (wèn zé xìng), defined as: accountability.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

问 wèn
to ask about, to inquire after
radical 169 ⾨ · 6 strokes
责 zé
one's responsibility, duty
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “accountability”

WordPinyinMeaning
当责 (當責)dāng zéaccountability

Related words

Other words that share a character with 问责性.

WordPinyinMeaning
问题 (問題)wèn tíquestion; problem
访问 (訪問)fǎng wènto visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc)
顾问 (顧問)gù wènadviser; consultant
询问 (詢問)xún wènto inquire; to ask about
请问 (請問)qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?
疑问 (疑問)yí wènquestion; interrogation
负责 (負責)fù zéto be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
责任 (責任)zé rènresponsibility; duty; liability
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “accountability”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.