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重

Mandarin · pinyin chóng#

to repeat
repetition
again
re-
classifier: layer

Mandarin · pinyin zhòng#

heavy
serious
to attach importance to

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重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double

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2 · chong2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cung4 · cung5 · zung6

Cantonese word readings for 重. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

heavy
weight
deep; grave; serious; severe; hard
considerable (in amount)

character

weight
weighty; important
grave; serious
solemn
prudent
to respect; to attach importance to
(Cantonese) still
(Cantonese) even more

character

to repeat; to duplicate
to stack up; to pile up; to overlay
again; once more; re-
Classifier for layers.

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