Chinese symbol for “obligation”
职责
zhí zé
Traditional: 職責
duty; responsibility; obligation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for obligation is 职责 (zhí zé), defined as: duty; responsibility; obligation.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “obligation”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 职责.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 职业 (職業) | zhí yè | occupation; profession; vocation; professional |
| 职务 (職務) | zhí wù | post; position |
| 职工 (職工) | zhí gōng | employee; staff member; worker |
| 辞职 (辭職) | cí zhí | to resign |
| 职位 (職位) | zhí wèi | position; post; job |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “obligation”.
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.
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