负

• 拼音: fù
• 汉字拆解: 负 = 𠂉 (person leaning) + 贝 (shell/treasure) — carrying something valuable on one's back

含义

To bear; to carry; to shoulder (responsibility). To take on a burden or duty.

A versatile character with multiple meanings: (1) Bear/carry: 负担 (burden), 负重 (carry weight), 负责 (be responsible); (2) Negative: 负数 (negative number), 负面 (negative aspect); (3) Lose/owe: 胜负 (victory or defeat), 负债 (be in debt). The core meaning involves carrying something on one's back.

例句

1. 作为项目负责人，他需要对整个团队的成果负责。
2. 年轻人应该勇于负起社会责任，为社会做贡献。
3. 这场比赛最终以二比三负于对手，遗憾出局。

用法指南

语境: responsibility, work, competition

语气: serious

正确说法

• 谁来负责这个项目？(Who will be responsible for this project?)
• 不要给自己太大的负担。(Don't put too much burden on yourself.)

错误说法

• 混淆负责和负担的用法 (Don't confuse 负责 (be responsible for) with 负担 (burden) — 负责是职责，负担是压力)

起源与历史

Pictograph of a person (人) carrying something on their back (贝, originally a shell used as currency). The concept extended from physical carrying to abstract burden-bearing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal