重 (zhòng): meaning and stroke order
重 (zhòng) means heavy, serious, to attach importance to, to repeat, repetition, again, re-.
重
- Simplified
- 重
- Traditional
- 重 (same form)
- Pinyin
- zhòng · chóng
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Stroke order of 重
重
- chóng to repeat; repetition
- zhòng heavy; serious
- 9 strokes
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Meaning of 重
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zhòng
- heavy
- serious
- to attach importance to
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chóng
- to repeat
- repetition
- again
- re-
- classifier: layer
Radical and structure
- 重
- Radical 里 (Kangxi radical 166) · 9 strokes · built from 𢆍 and 二
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Words with 重
- 重新 chóng xīn again; once more; re-
- 重生 chóng shēng to be reborn; rebirth
- 重视 zhòng shì to attach importance to sth; to value
- 重要 zhòng yào important; significant; major
- 重伤 zhòng shāng serious injury; seriously injured
- 重建 chóng jiàn to rebuild; to reestablish
- 严重 yán zhòng grave; serious; severe; critical
- 尊重 zūn zhòng to esteem; to respect
- 加重 jiā zhòng to make heavier; to emphasize
重 in our stories
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室友说：“这叫‘亡羊补牢’。论文能重写，但从今天起，一定要备份。”
shìyǒu shuō zhè jiào wáng yáng bǔ láo lùnwén néng chóng xiě dàn cóng jīntiān qǐ yídìng yào bèifèn
His roommate said, "That's called 'mending the fold after losing a sheep'. You can rewrite the thesis, but from today on, back it up."
From the story Mending the fold after the sheep is lost HSK 5
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轻而清的东西慢慢上升，变成了天；重而浊的东西慢慢下沉，变成了地。
qīng ér qīng de dōngxi mànmàn shàngshēng biànchéng le tiān zhòng ér zhuó de dōngxi mànmàn xiàchén biànchéng le dì
What was light and clear slowly rose and became the sky; what was heavy and murky slowly sank and became the earth.
From the story Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Stories using 重
- Mending the fold after the sheep is lost HSK 5
- Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).