Chinese symbol for “severity”
轻重
qīng zhòng
Traditional: 輕重
severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious
The closest CC-CEDICT match for severity is 轻重 (qīng zhòng), defined as: severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 轻重.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年轻 (年輕) | nián qīng | young |
| 年轻人 (年輕人) | nián qīng rén | young people; youngster |
| 轻松 (輕鬆) | qīng sōng | light; gentle |
| 轻易 (輕易) | qīng yì | easy; simple; rashly; offhandedly |
| 减轻 (減輕) | jiǎn qīng | to lighten; to ease |
| 轻轻 (輕輕) | qīng qīng | lightly; softly |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 严重 (嚴重) | yán zhòng | grave; serious; severe; critical |
See also: Japanese symbol for “severity”.
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.