重 zhòng — heavy, important · English

重

zhòng

heavy, important

At a glance · 重

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Evolution of the glyph

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Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

重字小篆从人从東（或壬），会意为厚、大、再；本义为分量大、重叠。甲骨文未见。

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Origins & notes

重本义为沉重，引申为重要、重复。

Structure

会意字，从人从東，表示人所负承之重。

At a glance

Pinyinzhòng

Radical里

Strokes9

UnicodeU+91CD

Character type会意

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English heavy, important Zhong is an associative character meaning heavy and, by extension, important and double.

Français lourd, important Zhong est un caractère associatif signifiant lourd et, par extension, important et double.

Español pesado, importante Zhong es un carácter asociativo que significa pesado y, por extensión, importante y doble.

العربية ثقيل، مهم تشونغ حرف تركيبي يعني الثقيل، ومنه المهم والمكرر.

Русский тяжёлый, важный Чжун — ассоциативный знак, означающий тяжёлый и, далее, важный и двойной.

Common words

重要zhòng yàoimportant
体重tǐ zhòngweight

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