重
重 (zhòng) means “heavy”. It is made of 千 + 里 and has 9 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 重 into its parts
What 重 is made of
- 千 qiān — thousand
- 里 lǐ — inside
- 田 tián — field
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A burden carried for a thousand 千 miles 里 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
重 stroke order
Example sentences
这个包很重。Zhège bāo hěn zhòng.This bag is very heavy.
你的书重不重？Nǐ de shū zhòng bù zhòng?Are your books heavy?
Words with 重
- 重要zhòngyàoimportant
- 重复chóngfùto repeat
- 重新chóngxīnagain
- 重点zhòngdiǎnkey point
- 重视zhòngshìto value
- 重大zhòngdàmajor
- 沉重chénzhòngheavy
- 体重tǐzhòngbody weight
- 严重yánzhòngserious
- 重量zhòngliàngweight
- 尊重zūnzhòngto respect
- 保重bǎozhòngto take care of oneself
- 比重bǐzhòngproportion
- 重叠chóngdiéto overlap
- 举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòngto play a key role
- 隆重lóngzhònggrand
- 任重道远rènzhòngdàoyuǎnheavy burden and a long road ahead
- 慎重shènzhòngcareful
- 郑重zhèngzhòngserious
- 重心zhòngxīncentre of gravity
- 注重zhùzhòngto pay attention to
- 庄重zhuāngzhòngserious
- 着重zhuózhòngto emphasise
Also built with 千
Quick facts
| Pinyin | zhòng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | heavy |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 里 (village, #166) |
| Pattern | Overlapping |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) · Old HSK 4 |
Questions about 重
What does 重 mean?
重 (zhòng) means “heavy”.
How many strokes does 重 have?
重 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 重?
The radical of 重 is 里 (lǐ, “village”), Kangxi radical number 166.
What parts make up 重?
重 is made of 千 (thousand) and 里 (inside).
Which HSK level is 重?
重 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Learn 重 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.