重

See also 垂

Translingual

Stroke order

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 𡈼 + phonetic 東

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Han character

重 (radical 166 里+2, 9 strokes, cangjie input 竹十田土 (HJWG), four-corner 2010₄, composition ⿱千里)

1. heavy, weighty
2. double

Derived characters

• 量 動 媑 種 衝 鍾

References

• KangXi: page 1291, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40132
• Dae Jaweon: page 1791, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3680, character 2
• Unihan data for U+91CD

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Cantonese

Hanzi

重 (Yale chung4, chung5, jung6)

With pronunciation jung6 = 'still'

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Japanese

Etymology 1

pe > ɸe > he.

Noun

重 (hiragana へ, romaji he)

1. a division
2. something that divides two objects

Derived terms

• 隔てる (hedateru)

See also

• 重 (e)

Etymology 2

-pe > -ɸe > -we > -e. Cognate with he (“division”). The divergent phonological development is due to the non-null environment caused by being suffixed to the previous morpheme.

Suffix

重 (hiragana え, romaji -e, historical hiragana へ)

1. the number of overlaps; fold, layer

Derived terms

• 幾重 (ikue)
• 一重 (hitoe)
• 二重 (futae)

Noun

重 (hiragana おも, romaji omo)

1. main, principal, important

Alternative forms

• 主

See also

• 重な

Etymology 3

Prefix

重 (hiragana じゅう, romaji jū-)

1. heavy, weighty
2. involving large-scale manufacture, heavy
3. great in degree, heavy, serious, severe

Kanji

重 (grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• On: じゅう (jū), ちょう (chō)
• Kun: え (e), おもい (重い, omoi), おもり (重り, omori), おもなう (重なう, omonau), かさねる (重ねる, kasaneru), かさなる (重なる, kasanaru), おも (omo)
• Nanori: さね (sane), しげ (shige), しげる (shigeru)

Compounds

compounds containing "重"

重油 (jūyu): fuel oil 重量 (jūryō): weight 重力 (jūryoku): gravity, force of gravity 重圧 (jūatsu): pressure 重心 (jūshin): center of gravity 重傷 (jūshō): heavy wound 重態 (jūtai): serious condition 重税 (jūzei): heavy taxation 重要 (jūyō): important, momentous 重点 (jūten): important point, emphasis 重大 (jūdai): serious, important 重視 (jūshi): importanct, stress 重任 (jūnin): heavy responsibility, reappointment 重宝 (chōhō): convenience, usefulness 重文 (jūbun): compound sentence 重用 (jūyō, chōyō): appointing to a responsible post 重箱 (jūbako): nest of boxes 重奏 (jūsō): duet 重合 (jūgō): polymerization 重積 (jūseki): piling up 重々, 重重 (jūjū): repeatedly, extremely

重複 (chōfuku, jūfuku): duplication, repitition 重盗 (jūtō): double seal 重版 (jūhan): second printing 重婚 (jūkon): bigamy 重荷 (omoni): heavy load 重い (omoi): heavy, serious 重さ (omosa): weight 重み (omomi): weight, importance 重り (omori): weight, plumb 重ね (kasane): pile, lapping over 過重 (kajū): overweight 体重 (taijū): body weight 比重 (hijū): specific gravity, relative importance 荷重 (kajū): load 厳重 (genjū): strict, rigor 貴重 (kichō): precious, valuable 尊重 (sonchō): respect, esteem 偏重 (henchō): preponderance, overestimation 珍重 (chinchō): prize, value highly 慎重 (shinchō): prudence, discretion 荘重 (sōchō): solemn, grave

多重 (tajū): multiple, multiplex 三重 (sanjū): threefold, triple 幾重 (ikue, ikujū): many folds 二重 (futae, nijū): twofold 重金属 (jūkinzoku): heavy metal 重工業 (jūkōgyō): heavy industry 重電機 (jūdenki): heavy electric apparatus 重騎兵 (jūkihei): heavy cavalry 重労働 (jūrōdō): heavy labor 重たい (omotai): heavy 重ねる (kasaneru): pile up, repeat 重ねて (kasanete): repeatedly, again 重なる (kasanaru): be piled up, fall on 重なり (kasanari): pile, overlapping 重商主義 (jūshōshugi): mercantilism 重畳たる (chōjōtaru): piled up, excellent 重苦しい (omokurushii): heavy, oppressed 八重咲き (yaezaki): double blossom 積み重ねる (tsumikasaneru): pile up 折り重なる (orikasanaru): lie on top of one another.

Idioms containing "重"

重要文化財 (jūyō bunkazai): important cultural property 腰が重い (koshiga omoi): be slow to act 重い罪 (omoi tsumi): serious crime

重い任務 (omoi ninmu): importank task 糸に重りを付ける (ito ni omori o tsukeru): weight a line 不幸が重なる (fukō ga kasanaru): have a series of misfortunes

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Korean

Hanja

重
Eumhun:

• Sound (hangeul): 중 (revised: jung, McCune-Reischauer: chung, Yale: cwung)

• Name (hangeul): 무거울중 (Yale: mukewulcwung)

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Mandarin

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Hanzi

重 (pinyin zhòng (zhong4), chóng (chong2), Wade-Giles ch'ung², chung⁴)

zhòng

1. n. weight
2. adj. heavy (physical)
3. adj. heavy, grave, serious, weighty
4. adj. important
5. adj. prudent
6. v. respect, attach importance to

chóng

1. repeat
2. again
3. layer
4. overlapping

Use of chóng in compound words is often analogous to the English prefix re-

Compounds

• chóng

重庆 (Chóngqìng), a Chinese city 重版 重播 重茬 重唱 重重 重出 重床叠屋 重蹈覆辙 重叠 重返 重逢 重复 重规叠矩 重合 重婚 重见天日 重建 重九 重刊

重来 重峦叠嶂 重起炉灶 重申 重审 重生 重生父母 重施故技 重孙 重孙女, 重孙女儿 重沓 重弹老调 重提 重围 重温 重温旧梦 重文 重午, 重五 重现

重霄 重新 重新做人 重行 重修 重修旧好 重言 重演 重阳 重洋 重样 重译 重印 重圆 重张 重振 重整旗鼓 重奏 重足而立

• zhòng

重办 重臂 重兵 重彩 重臣 重惩 重处 重创 重大 重担 重地 重点 (zhòngdiǎn), important point 重读 重犯 重负 重工业

重荷 重话 重活, 重活儿 重机关枪 重剑 (zhongjian) 重奖 重金 重金属 重力 重量 重炮 重氢 重任 重伤 重视 重水

重头戏 重托 重望 重武器 重孝 重心 重型 重压 重要 (zhòngyào), important 重音 重用 重油 重元素 重责 重镇 繁重 (fánzhòng)

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Vietnamese

Han character

重 (trọng, chồng, chuộng, trộng, trụng, trùng, chõng, trửng)