Chinese symbol for “heavy”
重
zhòng
heavy; serious; to attach importance to
The closest CC-CEDICT match for heavy is 重 (zhòng), defined as: heavy; serious; to attach importance to.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “heavy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy; hard |
| 重型 | zhòng xíng | heavy; heavy duty |
| 繁重 | fán zhòng | heavy; burdensome |
| 笨重 | bèn zhòng | heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy; laborious; arduous |
| 沉甸甸 | chén diàn diàn | heavy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 重.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 严重 (嚴重) | yán zhòng | grave; serious; severe; critical |
| 重点 (重點) | chóng diǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; once more; re- |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important |
See also: Japanese symbol for “heavy”.
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.