chóng, zhòng

heavy; weight; serious; important; to attach importance to; (chóng) to repeat; again; layer; classifier for layers

Radical: 里 HSK 1 a, d, v, q, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

重 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 重

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 重.

三重
sān chóng
Sanch'ung or Sanchong city in Taipei county 臺北縣|台北县[Tai2 bei3 xian4], Taiwan
两重
liǎng chóng
严重
yán zhòng
grave
为重
wéi zhòng
to attach most importance to
举重
jǔ zhòng
weight-lifting (athletics)
二重
èr chóng
double
体重
tǐ zhòng
body weight
侧重
cè zhòng
to place particular emphasis on
保重
bǎo zhòng
to take care of oneself
倚重
yǐ zhòng
to rely heavily upon
借重
jiè zhòng
to rely on sb for support
偏重
piān zhòng
to stress in a prejudiced way

Related characters (radical 里)

Characters that share the radical .

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