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Chinese symbol for “emphasis”

重心
zhòng xīn
focus; emphasis; priority; (physics) center of gravity; (geometry) centroid

The closest CC-CEDICT match for emphasis is 重心 (zhòng xīn), defined as: focus; emphasis; priority; (physics) center of gravity; (geometry) centroid.

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Characters and stroke order

重 zhòng
heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
radical 166 ⾥ · 9 strokes
心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “emphasis”

WordPinyinMeaning
侧重点 (側重點)cè zhòng diǎnmain point; emphasis

Related words

Other words that share a character with 重心.

WordPinyinMeaning
重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
严重 (嚴重)yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
重大zhòng dàgreat; important
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried
关心 (關心)guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about

See also: Japanese symbol for “emphasis”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.