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Chinese symbol for “onerous”

繁重
fán zhòng
heavy; burdensome; heavy-duty; arduous

The closest CC-CEDICT match for onerous is 繁重 (fán zhòng), defined as: heavy; burdensome; heavy-duty; arduous; onerous.

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

繁 fán
complex, difficult; many, diverse
radical 120 ⽷ · 17 strokes
重 zhòng
heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
radical 166 ⾥ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 繁重.

WordPinyinMeaning
繁荣 (繁榮)fán róngprosperous; booming
频繁 (頻繁)pín fánfrequently; often
繁殖fán zhíto breed; to reproduce
繁忙fán mángbusy; bustling
繁华 (繁華)fán huáflourishing; bustling
繁多fán duōmany and varied; of many different kinds
重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
严重 (嚴重)yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical

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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