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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhòng

重

重

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heavy

Numbered pinyin
zhong4
English meanings
heavy, weighty, important, considerable in amount/value

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Overlapping structure

Overlapping arrangement: first part 千; second part 里.

  • First part

    千
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  • Second part

    里
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿻千里

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这gè个xiāngzi箱子hěn很zhòng重。

    This box is very heavy.

  2. 02

    tā他shuōhuà说话hěn很zhòng重。

    He speaks seriously.

  3. 03

    rènwu任务hěn很zhòng重。

    The task is heavy.

  4. 04

    shūbāo书包tài太zhòng重le了。

    The bag is too heavy.

  5. 05

    nǐ你bié别bān搬tài太zhòng重de的dōngxi东西。

    Don't lift anything too heavy.

  6. 06

    zérèn责任hěn很zhòng重。

    The responsibility is great.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 严重
  • 举重
  • 体重
  • 侧重
  • 保重
  • 加重
  • 双重
  • 尊重
  • 惨重
  • 慎重
  • 敬重
  • 无足轻重
  • 比重
  • 沉重
  • 注重
  • 浓重
  • 珍重
  • 看重
  • 着重
  • 稳重
  • 笨重
  • 繁重
  • 至关重要
  • 贵重
  • 郑重
  • 重中之重
  • 重任
  • 重伤
  • 重创
  • 重叠
  • 重合
  • 重型
  • 重复
  • 重大
  • 重建
  • 重心
  • 重播
  • 重新
  • 重点
  • 重现
  • 重申
  • 重组
  • 重要
  • 重视
  • 重返
  • 重量
  • 重量级
  • 隆重