指责
Old HSK 6
指责 (zhǐzé) · to criticise
指责 (zhǐzé) means “to criticise; to blame”. It is written with 2 characters: 指 (to point at) + 责 (one's responsibility). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 指责 is built
The characters
指 zhǐ · to point at
What 指 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 旨zhǐ — aim
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
Origin hint: To point 旨 by hand 扌; 旨 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
责 zé · one's responsibility
What 责 is made of
- 龶 — top part
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Money 贝 that must be repaid (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他被大家指责不负责任。Tā bèi dàjiā zhǐzé bù fùzérèn.Everyone criticised him for being irresponsible.
不要随便指责别人。Búyào suíbiàn zhǐzé biérén.Don't find fault with others carelessly.
Questions about 指责
What does 指责 mean?
指责 (zhǐzé) means “to criticise; to blame”.
How do you pronounce 指责?
指责 is pronounced zhǐzé.
Which HSK level is 指责?
指责 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
- 指出zhǐchūto point out
- 指导zhǐdǎoto guide
- 指挥zhǐhuīto conduct
- 戒指jièzhiring (on a finger)
- 指标zhǐbiāotarget
- 指定zhǐdìngto designate
- 指甲zhǐjiafingernail
- 指令zhǐlìnginstruction
- 指南针zhǐnánzhēncompass
Learn 指责 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 237: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.