The character 重 — “heavy”: how to write it and what it means
heavy; important
The Chinese character 重 is read zhòng and means “heavy; important”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 重
重 has 9 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 重, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 重 is made of
Its second reading is chóng, “again”.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 重
- 重要importantHSK 3
- 尊重respectHSK 4
- 体重body weightHSK 4
- 严重serious, severeHSK 4
- 重新again, anewHSK 4
- 重视attach importance toHSK 4
- 重点key point, emphasisHSK 4
- 重复repeatHSK 5
- 重大major, importantHSK 5
- 重量weightHSK 5
- 轻重weight; importanceHSK 5
- 注重pay attention toHSK 5
- 贵重valuable, expensive (of items)HSK 6
- 比重proportion, share (of the whole)HSK 6
- 沉重heavy, graveHSK 6
- 重建rebuild, reconstructHSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 重?
重 has 9 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 重 mean?
重 means “heavy; important”. It appears in 重要 (“important”), 尊重 (“respect”), 体重 (“body weight”), 严重 (“serious”).
How do you pronounce 重?
重 is read zhòng. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 重 have?
9 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 重 yourself
In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.
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