責

Derived characters

 * 債, 嘖, 嫧, 幘, 㣱, 㥽, 樍, 歵, 㱴, 漬, 㺓, 皟, 瞔, 磧, 積, 績, 耫, 襀, 謮, 蹟, 賾, 䥊, 鰿, 䶦, 䟄, 勣, 䚍, 蔶, 簀
 * 𧶷, 𤖓, 𤗮, 𤳎, 𥎍, 𥼃, 𦎸, 𦟜, 𦣱, 𧷤, 𧐐, 𨢦, 𨲪, 𫗙, 𩌪, 𫘁, 𪒑, 𨖊, 𣤈, 𩔳, 𥡯, 𪄸, 𤹠, 𩄾
 * 𭍬, 𭽴, 𮂒, 𮥜, 𮧐

Glyph origin
– tax; debt.

Top component now resembles (without the diagonal stroke) – compare,.

Definitions

 * 1) to demand; to ask for (something)
 * 2) to demand to; to order to
 * 3) to blame; to reproach
 * 4) to interrogate; to question closely
 * 5) to punish by beating
 * 6) duty; responsibility
 * 7)  to thrust; to poke with finger
 * 8)  to look into; to investigate

Kanji

 * 1) blame
 * 2) condemn