responsibility; blame; duty; CL:個|个[ge4]
责 (zé) · 8 strokes
Simplified form of 責. Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 朿 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "taxation". The meaning later shifted to "responsibility".
任 (Rén) · 6 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 壬 represents the sound.