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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.

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

轻 qīng
light, gentle; simple, easy
radical 159 ⾞ · 9 strokes
重 zhòng
heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
radical 166 ⾥ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 轻重.

WordPinyinMeaning
年轻 (年輕)nián qīngyoung
年轻人 (年輕人)nián qīng rényoung people; youngster
轻松 (輕鬆)qīng sōnglight; gentle
轻易 (輕易)qīng yìeasy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
减轻 (減輕)jiǎn qīngto lighten; to ease
轻轻 (輕輕)qīng qīnglightly; softly
重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
严重 (嚴重)yán zhònggrave; 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.

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