债

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debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3]

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

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

Components 亻责

debt · Heisig RSH #2569

人 person + 责 responsibility

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
冤有头，债有主	yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ	for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom); when…
人情债	rén qíng zhài	debt of gratitude
风流债	fēng liú zhài	lit. love debt; fig. moral obligation in consequence of a love affair; karmic consequences…
三角债	sān jiǎo zhài	triangular debt
血债要用血来还	xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái huán	A debt of blood must be paid in blood.; Blood calls for blood.
债权人	zhài quán rén	creditor
债权国	zhài quán guó	creditor country
可转债	kě zhuǎn zhài	convertible debt; convertible bond
连动债	lián dòng zhài	structured note (finance)
债务证书	zhài wù zhèng shū	debt instrument
债务人	zhài wù rén	debtor
公司债	gōng sī zhài	corporate bonds (finance)
流动负债	liú dòng fù zhài	(accounting) current liabilities
烟花债	yān huā zhài	involved in a love affair
中短债	zhōng duǎn zhài	short- or medium-term loan
资产负债表	zī chǎn fù zhài biǎo	balance sheet
国债	guó zhài	national debt; government debt
债市	zhài shì	bond market (abbr. for 債券市場\|债券市场[zhai4 quan4 shi4 chang3])
公债	gōng zhài	government bond
债主	zhài zhǔ	creditor