zhòng · chóng
heavy; important · again; repeated
Meanings & readings
Meanings & dictionary uses
2 senses · 4 wordsHeavy; weight; important
Again; repeated
Languages & readings
Choose a recorded reading. Explore other varieties through their reference sources below.
Mandarin
Sense-linked readingsReadings & meanings
Usage scope
Regional and word-specific qualifications remain attached to the sense and vocabulary records.
Cantonese
Selected character readingSource & reading limitations
Jyutping · Unihan 17.0.0
This property supplies a customary character reading for collation and transliteration. It does not list every reading or identify the reading for each word and sense. It also does not encode a separate regional label for each value.
Other Chinese languages & varieties
Reference guides · character readings not yet imported.
Taiwanese Hokkien 臺灣台語Reference sources only
The Ministry of Education dictionary is the reference for Taiwanese vocabulary and readings. Its Tâi-lô guide distinguishes citation tones from changes in connected speech. Other Hokkien varieties require their own sources.
- Reference variety
- Taiwanese Hokkien, with the regional distinctions recorded by Taiwan's Ministry of Education
- Notation
- Tâi-lô (臺羅), as used by the linked MOE dictionary
Hakka 客語Reference sources only
Taiwan's Ministry of Education documents six Hakka varieties separately. Choose the variety before comparing readings; a single undifferentiated Hakka pronunciation would hide meaningful differences.
- Reference variety
- Taiwan: Sixian, Hailu, Dapu, Raoping, Zhao'an and Southern Sixian
- Notation
- Taiwan Hakka Romanization System (臺灣客語拼音方案)
Teochew 潮州話／潮汕話Reference sources only
Explore CUHK's published Chaozhou lexicon and its separate Shantou sound table. These reference locations remain explicit: readings from one locality should not stand in for every Teochew variety.
- Reference variety
- Chaozhou lexicon; separate Shantou syllable-table resource
- Notation
- Source phonetic transcription; no shared local romanization imported
Wu 吳語・上海話Reference sources only
The linked university resource documents Shanghai. Wu also includes other local varieties; Shanghai readings should retain that location label when compared with Mandarin or Cantonese.
- Reference variety
- Shanghai
- Notation
- Phonetic transcription and tone values in the linked CUHK table
Eastern Min 閩東語・福州話Reference sources only
Fuzhou is an Eastern Min reference variety. Its dedicated CUHK sound table offers a starting point; other Eastern Min localities need distinct records and source attribution.
- Reference variety
- Fuzhou
- Notation
- Phonetic transcription and tone values in the linked CUHK table
Gan 贛語・南昌話Reference sources only
Begin with CUHK's Nanchang sound table. The broader Gan group contains local differences, so future readings should identify Nanchang or another documented locality explicitly.
- Reference variety
- Nanchang
- Notation
- Phonetic transcription and tone values in the linked CUHK table
Xiang 湘語・長沙話Reference sources only
Begin with CUHK's Changsha sound table. Keep Changsha separate from other Xiang localities when adding readings; the group name does not denote one uniform pronunciation.
- Reference variety
- Changsha
- Notation
- Phonetic transcription and tone values in the linked CUHK table
Readings in Japanese, Korean & Vietnamese
Readings recorded for 重 in other language traditions. These are character-level records, not word translations or interchangeable pronunciations.
Japanese 日本語
Grouped by the source’s kana notation; no frequency ranking is implied.
On’yomi · katakana
Kun’yomi · hiragana
Katakana generally indicates on’yomi; hiragana generally indicates kun’yomi. The source does not identify everyday, rare, historical or name use per reading. Kana strings are preserved, including any written endings; consult a Japanese word entry for actual use.
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Source record & scope
Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kJapanese ↗ · provisional property
ジュウ チョウ ジュ ズ トウ シュウ シュ え おもい かさねる かさなる おもんじる はばかるKorean 한국어
Hanja readings · Hangul
Source codes are separated below. They are neither sounds nor tones; a character reading alone does not specify a whole word’s pronunciation.
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Reading sources explained
- 중
- KS X 1001 (0) · Educational Hanja (E)
Vietnamese Tiếng Việt
Character readings · Quốc ngữ
Vietnamese readings associated with this Han character. This field alone does not establish word meanings, current usage, or a complete account of Hán-Nôm reading traditions.
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Form & structure
Structure & components
0 direct parts- Layout
- single
- Index radical
- 里 · 166 · 2 residual strokes
The foundation treats 重 as one fused modern shape. Several intersecting strokes can be grouped in different ways; those visual groupings should not silently become historical components. The historical dossier supplies a separately sourced analysis.
Follow the recorded parts
recorded boundaryA boundary means no finer analysis is published here; it does not assert an indivisible unit. Radical classification and component structure are separate.
Inspect the component network ↗Writing
9 strokesModern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. [47]
Words & connections
Examples
2 sentences這個問題很重要。
这个问题很重要。
This question is important.
請重新讀這一句。
请重新读这一句。
Please read this sentence again.
Original editorial sentences. Pinyin uses dictionary tones; connected speech may differ.
Connections
0 phonetic neighboursThis pilot does not link this character to a sound (phonetic) family. Explore the other recorded relationships below.
Component roles · attributed
- 東 sound component · CJKVI analysis
Source analysis · 東聲
Line 10526 · ⿱壬東 · 東聲 · source reference 2960010
# 【字通】⿱東土
Source analyses, kept separate from modern IDS. CJKVI labels are not individually verified historical conclusions. Evidence & limits ↗
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History & distinctions
Etymology & evidence
2 accountsA load carried by a person
CUHK attributes to earlier scholarship an analysis involving a person and the bag-like 東 element. In this account, the graph evokes carrying a heavy burden, while 東 also contributes sound.
The shape becomes fused
The entry describes strokes being shared and combined in later bronze forms, explaining why the modern form no longer separates neatly into a person and load. This does not establish a chronological explanation for every modern sense or reading.
Reading this character · explanatory note
重 is a useful reminder to learn pronunciation with a word. In 重量, weight, and 重要, important, it is zhòng. In 重新, again or afresh, and 重複 / 重复, repeat, it is chóng. The written character remains exactly the same. Its modern stacked strokes are not an obvious picture of either meaning. CUHK interprets early forms in terms of a person carrying a load, including an element associated with 東. That account belongs to historical analysis; it cannot serve as a rule for deciding the modern reading without attending to the word and sentence.
Historical specimens remain at their sources. No dated attestation sequence or licensed specimen image is claimed.
Inspect CUHK’s forms and discussion ↗Forms & distinctions
重 is unchanged between traditional and simplified writing. Its two principal modern readings belong to different sense groups, not to different scripts. 重複 is the traditional spelling of simplified 重复, with the change in the second character.
童 has a clearly different upper part and is commonly tóng, as in 兒童 / 儿童, children. Similar stacked strokes are not enough to identify 重.
Historical readings
- Middle Chinese
- drjowng · 直容 反切 · #56
- Middle Chinese
- drjowngX · 直隴 反切 · #1176
- Middle Chinese
- drjowngH · 柱用 反切 · #2136
Guangyun-based transcriptions · PHONO-ML · CC BY 4.0. These describe historical reading categories, not modern word pronunciation.
Source row & reading categories
CSV line 539 · drjowng = 通開三平鍾澄 · drjowngX = 通開三上鍾澄 · drjowngH = 通開三去鍾澄
Automatically generated in the source dataset; the authors checked a subset and acknowledge possible errors. All source readings are retained separately. Notation & method ↗
Sources & reference
Sources & research
4 sourcesLocator & rights
Character entry; 形義通解, 繁簡對應, and cited Shuowen discussion where present · link_only · 2026-10-12
Locator & rights
Release 2026-10-12T08:13:53Z. Exact word-reading locators are retained with each WordRecord. · permitted · 2026-10-12
Locator & rights
17.0.0 · permitted · 2026-10-12
Locator & rights
bddc96d41bef78427ed0e034e9f7e31d71fd1b92 · permitted · 2026-10-12
Open research · 2 items
- The historical relationship between the modern zhòng and chóng word groups is not reconstructed here.
- The carrying-load interpretation is attributed through CUHK, without independent expert review.
Cited claims compared with the consulted entries; no independent expert review recorded.
Readings across dictionaries
- Hanyu Da Zidian
- zhòng,chóng,tóng 63680.020
- Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
- chóng 0149.100 · zhòng 1502.040
- Tongyong Guifan · 2013
- chóng 047.150 · zhòng 481.090
- Reading counts · XDHYPLCD
- zhòng(1823) chóng(329)
- Mandarin / Cantonese · SMSZD
- zhòng粵cung5 zhòng粵zung6 chóng粵cung4
Reference desk
- Fanqie spellings
- 直容 直隴 柱用
- Kangxi positions
- 1291.030
- Guangyun positions
- 036.30 238.17 345.19
- GSR references
- 1188a
- Cangjie
- HJWG
- Four-corner
- 2010.4