Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
朿 貝 ⿱龶貝
Mandarin
ze2, zhai4
English
Definitions
duty; responsibility; to blame; to reproach; one's responsibility
Mnemonic
To owe money 貝 is a thorny 朿 situation
Etymology
Notes
Originally meant to be in debt - now 債; this character connotes responsibility or criticism: two things that accompany debt