Chinese symbol for “responsibility”
责任
zé rèn
Traditional: 責任
responsibility; duty; liability
The closest CC-CEDICT match for responsibility is 责任 (zé rèn), defined as: responsibility; duty; liability.
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 “responsibility”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 干系 (干係) | gān xì | responsibility |
| 任 | rèn | to assign; to appoint |
| 职责 (職責) | zhí zé | duty; responsibility |
| 责 (責) | zé | duty; responsibility |
| 荷 | hè | to carry on one's shoulder or back; burden |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 责任.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 负责 (負責) | fù zé | to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious |
| 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 |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any; whatever; whichever |
| 任务 (任務) | rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng) |
| 主任 | zhǔ rèn | director; head |
See also: Japanese symbol for “responsibility”.
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.