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重
Trad. 重
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 里
Strokes 7
Composition
Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 千曰土
千 + 里
Prononciation
Mandarin chóng; zhòng
Entry Methods
Pinyin chong2; zhong4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 HJWG
竹十田土
Sijiao 2010.4
Wubi TGJF
CNS 11643 1-536C
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+91CD
GB2312 D6D8
BIG5 ADAB
Results for 重
重 chóng to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer
重 zhòng heavy / serious / to attach importance to
Results beginning with 重
重要 zhòng yào important / significant / major
重点 chóng diǎn to recount (e.g. results of election) / to re-evaluate
重点 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on
重新 chóng xīn again / once more / re-
重庆 Chóng qìng Chongqing municipality (abbr. to 渝[Yu2])
重大 zhòng dà great / important / major / significant
重视 zhòng shì to attach importance to sth / to value
重复 chóng fù variant of 重複|重复[chong2 fu4]
重量 zhòng liàng weight / CL:個|个[ge4]
重重 chóng chóng layer upon layer / one after another
重重 zhòng zhòng heavily / severely
重组 chóng zǔ to reorganize / to recombine / to restructure
重建 chóng jiàn to rebuild / to reestablish / reconstruction / rebuilding
重伤 zhòng shāng seriously hurt / serious injury
重生 chóng shēng to be reborn / rebirth
重现 chóng xiàn to reappear
重心 zhòng xīn center of gravity / central core / main part
重启 chóng qǐ to restart (a machine etc) / to reactivate (a postponed project etc)
重返 chóng fǎn to return to
重型 zhòng xíng heavy / heavy duty / large caliber
重任 zhòng rèn heavy responsibility
重申 chóng shēn to reaffirm / to reiterate
重逢 chóng féng to meet again / to be reunited / reunion
重来 chóng lái to start over / to do sth all over again
重叠 chóng dié to overlap / to superimpose / to telescope / to run together / to duplicate / one over another / superposition / an overlap / redundancy / reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll)
重回 chóng huí to return
重温 chóng wēn to learn sth over again / to review / to brush up / to revive (memories, friendship etc)
重创 zhòng chuāng to inflict heavy losses / to inflict serious damage
重演 chóng yǎn to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones) / to repeat (a performance)
重力 zhòng lì gravity
重用 zhòng yòng to put in an important position
重金 zhòng jīn large sum of money
重修 chóng xiū to reconstruct / to repair / to revamp / to revise / to retake a failed course
重塑 chóng sù to reconstruct (an art object) / to remodel
重病 zhòng bìng serious illness
重振 chóng zhèn to revitalize / to restore (prestige, prosperity etc) / revival / recovery
重播 chóng bō to replay / to rerun / (agriculture) to reseed / to oversow
重负 zhòng fù heavy load / heavy burden (also fig. of tax)
重拾 chóng shí to pick up (a theme etc) / to regain (confidence) / to revive (a custom, friendship etc)
重围 chóng wéi to redouble a siege
重担 zhòng dàn heavy burden / difficult task / great responsibility
重镇 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town / (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc)
重击 zhòng jī bang / thump
重症 zhòng zhèng acute (of medical condition) / grave
重度 zhòng dù serious / severe
重整 chóng zhěng to restructure / to reorganize / to revamp
重工 zhòng gōng heavy industry
重又 chóng yòu once again
重磅 zhòng bàng (of a bomb) powerful / (of news) impactful / significant / (of fabric) heavy-duty
重阳 Chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month
重兵 zhòng bīng massive military force
重合 chóng hé to match up / to coincide
重地 zhòng dì location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public) / sensitive area
重构 chóng gòu to reconstruct / reconstruction / (computing) refactoring
重罚 zhòng fá to punish severely
重获 chóng huò recovery / to recover
重物 zhòng wù heavy object
重压 zhòng yā high pressure / bearing a heavy weight
重开 chóng kāi to reopen
重置 chóng zhì to reset / reset / replacement
重载 zhòng zài heavy load (on a truck)
重提 chóng tí to raise the same topic
重做 chóng zuò to redo
重估 chóng gū to re-evaluate
重蹈 chóng dǎo (fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised)
重臣 zhòng chén important minister / major figure in government
重读 zhòng dú stress (on a syllable)
重覆 chóng fù repeat
重聚 chóng jù to meet again
重油 zhòng yóu (petrochemistry) heavy oil / fuel oil
重托 zhòng tuō great trust
重剑 zhòng jiàn épée (fencing)
重罪 zhòng zuì serious crime / felony
重炮 zhòng pào heavy artillery
重审 chóng shěn to reinvestigate / to investigate and reconsider a judgment
重挫 zhòng cuò devastating setback / slump (in stock market etc) / crushing defeat / to cause a serious setback / to plummet
重卡 zhòng kǎ heavy truck (abbr. for 重型卡車|重型卡车)
重洋 chóng yáng seas and oceans
重音 zhòng yīn accent (of a word) / stress (on a syllable)
重设 chóng shè to reset
重名 zhòng míng renowned / a great name
重责 zhòng zé heavy responsibility / serious criticism
重婚 chóng hūn bigamy
重码 chóng mǎ repeated code / coincident code (i.e. two characters or words having the same encoding)
重码 zhòng mǎ weight code
重犯 zhòng fàn serious criminal / felon
重奏 chóng zòu musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 / or trio 三重奏)
重印 chóng yìn to reprint
重活 zhòng huó heavy work
重述 chóng shù to repeat / to restate / to recapitulate
重典 zhòng diǎn important classic text / severe laws
重听 zhòng tīng hard of hearing
重农 zhòng nóng to stress the importance of agriculture (in ancient philosophy)
重水 zhòng shuǐ heavy water (chemistry)
重迭 chóng dié variant of 重疊|重叠[chong2 die2]
重九 chóng jiǔ the Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)
重访 chóng fǎng to revisit
重孙 chóng sūn great-grandson
重译 chóng yì to translate again (i.e. to redo the same translation) / to translate repeatedly from one language to the next (so multiplying errors)
重版 chóng bǎn to republish
重办 zhòng bàn to punish severely
重孝 zhòng xiào mourning dress
重瓣 chóng bàn (botany) double-flowered
重编 chóng biān (of a dictionary etc) revised edition
重插 chóng chā to replug / to disconnect and reconnect (from a plug, port, connection etc)
重查 chóng chá to reinvestigate / to check again
重光 chóng guāng to recover one's sight / (fig.) to recover (lost territories)
重混 chóng hùn remix (music)
重茧 chóng jiǎn thick callus / (literary) thick silkwaste padded clothes
重趼 chóng jiǎn thick callus
重黎 Chóng lí Chongli, another name for Zhurong 祝融[Zhu4 rong2], god of fire
重联 chóng lián (physics) magnetic reconnection / (railways) double heading (using two locomotives at the front of a train)
重连 chóng lián to reconnect / reconnection
重楼 chóng lóu multistory building
重名 chóng míng to have the same name
重排 chóng pái to rearrange / to retypeset
重评 chóng píng to reevaluate / to reassess
重试 chóng shì to retry / to try again
重算 chóng suàn to recalculate / to reckon again
重沓 chóng tà redundant / to pile up
重弹 chóng tán to replay string instrument / fig. to harp on the same string / to raise the same old topic again
重头 chóng tóu anew / from the beginning / (in poetry and song) repetition of a melody or rhythm
重玩 chóng wán to replay (a video game)
重文 chóng wén repetitious passage / multiple variants of Chinese characters
重五 chóng wǔ Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)
重午 chóng wǔ Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)
重屋 chóng wū lit. multiple roof / building of several stories
重霄 chóng xiāo ninth heaven / Highest Heaven
重样 chóng yàng same / similar / same type
重影 chóng yǐng overlapping images / double exposure of photo (e.g. due to fault or motion of camera) / double vision
重映 chóng yìng to reshow (a movie)
重造 chóng zào to reconstruct
重制 chóng zhì to make a copy / to reproduce / to remake (a movie)
重装 chóng zhuāng (computing) to reinstall
重案 zhòng àn major case / serious crime
重臂 zhòng bì actuator (arm of a lever) / lever / actuating arm
重惩 zhòng chéng to punish severely
重核 zhòng hé heavy nucleus
重荷 zhòng hè heavy load / heavy burden
重话 zhòng huà harsh words
重价 zhòng jià high price
重辣 zhòng là very spicy
重利 zhòng lì high interest / huge profit / to value money highly
重龙 zhòng lóng Barosaurus
重判 zhòng pàn major punishment (law)
重器 zhòng qì treasure
重氢 zhòng qīng heavy hydrogen (isotope) / deuterium
重赏 zhòng shǎng ample reward / to reward generously
重头 zhòng tóu main / most important / essential / important part
重望 zhòng wàng renowned / prestigious / great hopes / expectations
Approximate Results for 重
严重 yán zhòng grave / serious / severe / critical
尊重 zūn zhòng to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value / eminent / serious / proper
注重 zhù zhòng to pay attention to / to emphasize
沉重 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical
体重 tǐ zhòng body weight
隆重 lóng zhòng grand / prosperous / ceremonious / solemn
比重 bǐ zhòng proportion / specific gravity
双重 shuāng chóng double
郑重 zhèng zhòng serious / solemn / earnest / conscientious
加重 jiā zhòng to make heavier / to emphasize / (of an illness etc) to become more serious / to aggravate (a bad situation) / to increase (a burden, punishment etc)
慎重 shèn zhòng cautious / careful / prudent
多重 duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)
看重 kàn zhòng to regard as important / to value
稳重 wěn zhòng steady / earnest / staid
凝重 níng zhòng dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding
厚重 hòu zhòng thick / heavy / thickset (body) / massive / generous / extravagant / profound / dignified
惨重 cǎn zhòng disastrous
贵重 guì zhòng precious
保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself
轻重 qīng zhòng severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious
并重 bìng zhòng to give equal emphasis to / to attach equal importance to
三重 sān chóng treble
浓重 nóng zhòng dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect)
繁重 fán zhòng heavy / burdensome / heavy-duty / arduous / onerous
庄重 zhuāng zhòng grave / solemn / dignified
起重 qǐ zhòng to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means
过重 guò zhòng overweight (luggage)
侧重 cè zhòng to place particular emphasis on
负重 fù zhòng (lit. and fig.) to carry a heavy load / to carry a heavy burden
敬重 jìng zhòng to respect deeply / to revere / to esteem
自重 zì zhòng to conduct oneself with dignity / to be dignified / deadweight
权重 quán zhòng weight (i.e. importance attached to sth)
珍重 zhēn zhòng precious / extremely valuable / (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
净重 jìng zhòng net weight
举重 jǔ zhòng to lift weights / weight-lifting (sports)
超重 chāo zhòng overweight (baggage, freight)
笨重 bèn zhòng heavy / cumbersome / unwieldy / laborious / arduous
偏重 piān zhòng to stress in a prejudiced way / to emphasize sth unduly
称重 chēng zhòng to weigh
载重 zài zhòng load / carrying capacity
深重 shēn zhòng very serious / grave / profound
病重 bìng zhòng seriously ill
器重 qì zhòng to regard sth as valuable / to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc)
毛重 máo zhòng gross weight
承重 chéng zhòng (usu. of a structural component of a building) to bear a load / load-bearing (wall, pillar etc)
两重 liǎng chóng dual / twofold
失重 shī zhòng weightlessness
任重 rèn zhòng a load / a heavy burden
着重 zhuó zhòng to put emphasis on / to stress
辎重 zī zhòng (military) supplies (munitions, rations, clothing etc) / equipment and supplies taken on an expedition / (fig.) burden
倚重 yǐ zhòng to rely heavily upon
二重 èr chóng double / repeated twice
危重 wēi zhòng critically ill
总重 zǒng zhòng gross weight / total weight
借重 jiè zhòng to rely on sb for support
持重 chí zhòng prudent / cautious / to be in charge of ritual ceremonies / to hold an important office
推重 tuī zhòng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere
吃重 chī zhòng (of a role) arduous / important / (a vehicle's) loading capacity
平重  flat-loading (n.)
后重  back-loading
前重  front-loading (n)
沈重 chén zhòng heavy (of mood) / serious / somber
荷重 hè zhòng weight load / load capacity
配重 pèi zhòng bobweight / (diving) weight
皮重 pí zhòng tare weight
去重 qù chóng to remove duplicates
首重 shǒu zhòng to emphasize / to give the most weight to / to rank first
头重 tóu zhòng disequilibrium / top-heavy / heaviness in the head (medical condition)
驮重 tuó zhòng (of a pack animal) to carry a heavy load
威重 wēi zhòng august / majestic
为重 wéi zhòng to attach most importance to
心重 xīn zhòng overanxious / neurotic
言重 yán zhòng to speak seriously / to exaggerate
雍重 yōng zhòng cumbersome
遭重 zāo zhòng (slang) to suffer serious consequences or harm
字重 zì zhòng font weight
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最重要 zuì zhòng yào most important / key
不重要 bù zhòng yào unimportant
起重机 qǐ zhòng jī crane
严重性 yán zhòng xìng seriousness
侧重点 cè zhòng diǎn main point / emphasis
四重奏 sì chóng zòu quartet (musical ensemble)
载重量 zài zhòng liàng dead weight / weight capacity of a vehicle
三重奏 sān chóng zòu trio (musical ensemble)
二重性 èr chóng xìng dualism / two sided / double nature
微重力 wēi zhòng lì micro-gravity
使前重  front-load (v)
体重表  weight card
称体重  weighing
安重根 An1 Zhòng gēn An Jung-geun or Ahn Joong-keun (1879-1910), Korean independence activist, famous as assassin of Japanese prime minister ITŌ / Hirobumi 伊藤博文[Yi1 teng2 Bo2 wen2] in 1909
八重奏 bā chóng zòu octet (musical ensemble)
不重视 bù zhòng shì indifference
超重氢 chāo zhòng qīng (chemistry) tritium
承重孙 chéng zhòng sūn eldest grandson (to sustain upper storeys of ancestor worship)
磁重聯 cí chóng lián (physics) magnetic reconnection
磁重联 cí chóng lián (physics) magnetic reconnection
多重性 duō chóng xìng multiplicity
二重唱 èr chóng chàng duet
二重根 èr chóng gēn a double root of an equation
二重奏 èr chóng zòu duet (in music)
负重担 fù zhòng dān burdened
划重点 huà zhòng diǎn to highlight or underline an important point
九重霄 jiǔ chóng xiāo ninth heaven / Highest Heaven
两重天 liǎng chóng tiān two entirely different worlds / two contrasting realities
量体重 liáng tǐ zhòng to weigh oneself / to measure sb's weight
李重茂 Lǐ Chóng mào Li Chongmao, personal name of fifth Tang emperor Shang 唐殤帝|唐殇帝[Tang2 Shang1 Di4] (c. 695-715), reigned 710
去皮重 qù pí zhòng to tare
三重市 Sān chóng shì Sanchong or Sanch'ung city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
三重县 Sān chóng xiàn Mie Prefecture in central Japan
体重计 tǐ zhòng jì weighing scale
体重器 tǐ zhòng qì scales (to measure body weight)
无重力 wú zhòng lì zero gravity
增重粉 zēng zhòng fěn gainer (supplement)
着重号 zhuó zhòng hào Chinese underdot (punct. used for emphasis, sim. to Western italics)
非常重要 fēi cháng zhòng yào very important
举足轻重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential
严重后果 yán zhòng hòu guǒ grave consequence / serious repercussion
卷土重来 juǎn tǔ chóng lái lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom) / fig. to regroup and come back even stronger / to make a comeback
语重心长 yǔ zhòng xīn cháng meaningful and heartfelt words (idiom) / sincere and earnest wishes
如释重负 rú shì zhòng fù as if relieved from a burden (idiom) / to have a weight off one's mind
忍辱负重 rěn rǔ fù zhòng to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom) / to suffer in silence
任重道远 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation
避重就轻 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones
郑重其事 zhèng zhòng qí shì serious about the matter
无足轻重 wú zú qīng zhòng insignificant
轻重缓急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority
破镜重圆 pò jìng chóng yuán a shattered mirror put back together (idiom) / (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew / for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite
危重病人 wēi zhòng bìng rén critically ill patient
积重难返 jī zhòng nán fǎn ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom) / bad old practices die hard
双重国籍 shuāng chóng guó jí dual citizenship
安土重迁 ān tǔ zhòng qiān to hate to leave a place where one has lived long / to be attached to one's native land and unwilling to leave it
不知轻重 bù zhī qīng zhòng lit. not knowing what's important (idiom) / no appreciation of the gravity of things / naive / doesn't know who's who / no sense of priorities
功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
缓急轻重 huǎn jí qīng zhòng slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority / also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急
久别重逢 jiǔ bié chóng féng to meet again after a long period of separation
旧调重弹 jiù diào chóng tán replaying the same old tunes (idiom) / conservative, unoriginal and discredited / to keep harping on about the same old stuff
旧地重游 jiù dì chóng yóu to revisit old haunts (idiom) / down memory lane
苦难深重 kǔ nàn shēn zhòng deep grief / extensive sorrow
老成持重 lǎo chéng chí zhòng old and wise / experienced and knowledgeable
浓墨重彩 nóng mò zhòng cǎi thick and heavy in colors / to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)
轻重倒置 qīng zhòng dào zhì to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important) / lacking a sense of perspective / to put the cart before the horse
日月重光 rì yuè chóng guāng the sun and moon shine once more / fig. things get back to normal after an upheaval
慎重其事 shèn zhòng qí shì to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)
疏财重义 shū cái zhòng yì distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom) / fig. to give generously in a public cause
头重脚轻 tóu zhòng jiǎo qīng top-heavy / fig. unbalance in organization or political structure
心事重重 xīn shì chóng chóng to have a lot on one's mind / to be laden with anxiety
环境重建  environmental restructuring
双重犯罪  double criminality
双重间谍  double agent
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