责
責zé
#535 most
frequent character
duty, responsibility, to reproach
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
责 has 贝 seashell as picture part and 龶 as empty part, first meaning 'to tax'. 龶 was once the sound part 朿. The meaning then grew to 'demand', 'question', 'duty', and 'be responsible for'.
Drawn as: seashell
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