责怪
Old HSK 6
责怪 (zéguài) · to blame
责怪 (zéguài) means “to blame”. It is written with 2 characters: 责 (one's responsibility) + 怪 (strange). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 责怪 is built
The characters
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)
怪 guài · strange
What 怪 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 圣shèng — holy
- 又yòu — and
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
别总是责怪别人。Bié zǒngshì zéguài biérén.Don't always blame others.
妈妈没有责怪我打破了碗。Māma méiyǒu zéguài wǒ dǎpò le wǎn.Mum didn't blame me for breaking the bowl.
Questions about 责怪
What does 责怪 mean?
责怪 (zéguài) means “to blame”.
How do you pronounce 责怪?
责怪 is pronounced zéguài.
Which HSK level is 责怪?
责怪 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 负责fùzéto be in charge of
- 责任zérènresponsibility
- 责备zébèito blame
- 谴责qiǎnzéto condemn
- 指责zhǐzéto criticise
- 负责人fùzérénperson in charge
- 奇怪qíguàistrange
- 怪不得guàibudeno wonder
- 难怪nánguàino wonder
- 古怪gǔguàistrange
Learn 责怪 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 226: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.