懂中文 Dong Chinese

债

zhài

debt

A person's 亻 duty 责; 责 also provides the pronunciation

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

责 sound,meaning component

责  Sound Meaning component

zé

  

responsibility

Evolution

债 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
债 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
债 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

债 (債) 

zhài

debt, loan, liabilities; debt; CL:筆|笔[bǐ]

Most common words with 债
Freq.
Word
Meaning

债

debt

债务

debt

债券

bond

国债

national debt

负债

to be in debt