Chinese symbol for “censure”
责难
zé nàn
Traditional: 責難
to censure
The closest CC-CEDICT match for censure is 责难 (zé nàn), defined as: to censure.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “censure”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谴 (譴) | qiǎn | to censure; to reprimand |
| 问责 (問責) | wèn zé | to hold accountable; to blame; to censure; to apportion blame |
| 斗 (鬥) | dòu | to fight; to struggle |
| 纠弹 (糾彈) | jiū tán | to censure; to denounce |
| 指点 (指點) | zhǐ diǎn | to point out; to indicate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 责难.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 负责 (負責) | fù zé | to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious |
| 责任 (責任) | zé rèn | responsibility; duty; liability |
| 负责人 (負責人) | fù zé rén | person in charge |
| 谴责 (譴責) | qiǎn zé | to denounce; to condemn |
| 职责 (職責) | zhí zé | duty; responsibility |
| 指责 (指責) | zhǐ zé | to criticize; to find fault with |
| 困难 (困難) | kùn nan | difficult; challenging |
| 难道 (難道) | nán dào | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? |
See also: Japanese symbol for “censure”.
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.