重 (zhòng)
heavy; serious; important
How 重 is written
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ㇒ — N/A
- Traditional
- 重
- Simplified
- 重 (unchanged)
Components
- ㇒ N/A
- 十 ten
- 里 village/mile
重 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- chóng
- to repeat; repetition; again; re-
- zhòng
- heavy; serious; to attach importance to
Common words using 重
- 嚴重 yánzhòng
- grave; serious; severe
- 重新 chóngxīn
- again; once more; re-
- 重要 zhòngyào
- important; significant; major
- 保重 bǎozhòng
- to take care of oneself
- 加重 jiāzhòng
- to make more serious
- 厚重 hòuzhòng
- thick; heavy; thickset (body)
- 多重 duōchóng
- multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)
- 尊重 zūnzhòng
- to esteem; to respect; to honor
- 慎重 shènzhòng
- cautious; careful; prudent
- 沉重 chénzhòng
- heavy; hard; serious
- 注重 zhùzhòng
- to pay attention to; to emphasize
- 珍重 zhēnzhòng
- precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
重 in a sentence
這個箱子很重。
Zhège xiāngzi hěn zhòng.
“This box is very heavy.”
How common is 重?
重 is the 140th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 48.3% of all running text.
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