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重zhòng, chóng

heavy; serious; severe (重病); important (重点, 重任); to value (重视)

重 read zhòng is heavy and important; read chóng it happens again, in layers.

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single whole character · 重

heavy; serious; severe (重病); important (重点, 重任); to value (重视)

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重zhòng, chóng

heavy; serious; severe (重病); important (重点, 重任); to value (重视)

重 read zhòng is heavy and important; read chóng it happens again, in layers.

Taught as one complete written unit. The strokes share lines in the modern form (no additive split is shown); the header marks 会意兼形声 for the older layered account.

zhòngTone 4
  • heavy
  • serious; severe (重病)
  • important (重点, 重任)
  • to value (重视)
  • 重要zhòngyàoimportant
  • 重量zhòngliàngweight
chóngTone 2
  • again; repeated (重复, 重逢)
  • layers (重叠)
  • Chongqing (重庆)
  • 重庆ChóngqìngChongqing, a major city
  • 重复chóngfùto repeat

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重zhòng, chóng

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