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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhài

债

债

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debt

Numbered pinyin
zhai4
English meanings
debt, CL:筆|笔[bi3]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 责.

  • Left

    亻
  • Right

    责
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    • Top

      龶
    • Bottom

      贝
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰亻责

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    qiàn欠zhài债。

    Owe a debt.

  2. 02

    hái还zhài债。

    Pay off the debt.

  3. 03

    zhàiwù债务。

    Debt.

  4. 04

    zhài债zhǔ主。

    The creditor.

  5. 05

    wài外zhài债。

    Foreign debt.

  6. 06

    yī一bǐ笔zhài债。

    A debt.

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  • 债务