TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
負責
ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ · fùzé
verb/adjective — to be responsible; to be in charge; responsible, diligent
字源 FORM — what the parts do
負to carry; to bear; to owe (負擔的負)fù人 (person) over 貝 (shell-money) — a person with a shell on their back; to carry a debt, to bear
責responsibility; to hold accountable (責任的責)zé朿 (a thorned spike) + 貝 (shell-money) — the debt that must be answered; responsibility, to demand
負責，負擔的負，責任的責。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
背上扛著貝（負：人+貝），就得交代清楚（責：朿+貝）——負責。
The shell loads onto the back (負: 人+貝, carrying the weight) and must be accounted for (責: the thorned debt 朿+貝 called in) — to carry the load is to own what it costs.
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