Chinese symbol for “responsible”
自觉
zì jué
Traditional: 自覺
to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others
The closest CC-CEDICT match for responsible is 自觉 (zì jué), defined as: to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others.
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 “responsible”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有肩膀 | yǒu jiān bǎng | responsible; reliable |
| 负有责任 (負有責任) | fù yǒu zé rèn | at fault; blamed for |
| 有责任 (有責任) | yǒu zé rèn | liable; responsible |
| 主掌 | zhǔ zhǎng | in charge (of a position etc); the person in charge |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 自觉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 自由 | zì yóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted |
| 来自 (來自) | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature; natural |
| 自动 (自動) | zì dòng | automatic; voluntarily |
| 自身 | zì shēn | itself; oneself |
| 觉得 (覺得) | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 感觉 (感覺) | gǎn jué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive |
See also: Japanese symbol for “responsible”.
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.