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Chinese symbol for “significant”

重要
zhòng yào
important; significant; major

The closest CC-CEDICT match for significant is 重要 (zhòng yào), defined as: important; significant; major.

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

Other Chinese words for “significant”

WordPinyinMeaning
重大zhòng dàgreat; important
意味深长 (意味深長)yì wèi shēn chángprofound; significant
可观 (可觀)kě guānworth seeing; considerable; impressive; significant
隽 (雋)juànmeaningful; significant
隽永 (雋永)juàn yǒngmeaningful; thought-provoking

Related words

Other words that share a character with 重要.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
不要bù yàodon't!; must not

See also: Japanese symbol for “significant”.

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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