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Chinese symbol for “importance”

重要性
zhòng yào xìng
importance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for importance is 重要性 (zhòng yào xìng), defined as: importance.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

重 zhòng
heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
radical 166 ⾥ · 9 strokes
要 yào
essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
radical 146 ⾑ · 9 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “importance”

WordPinyinMeaning
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning
痛痒 (痛癢)tòng yǎngpain and itch; sufferings
斤两 (斤兩)jīn liǎngweight; (fig.) importance

Related words

Other words that share a character with 重要性.

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
需要xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
要求yāo qiúto request; to require
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “importance”.

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.

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