郑重
Old HSK 6
郑重 (zhèngzhòng) · serious
郑重 (zhèngzhòng) means “serious; solemn”. It is written with 2 characters: 郑 (state in today's Henan) + 重 (heavy). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 郑重 is built
The characters
郑 zhèng · state in today's Henan
What 郑 is made of
- 关guān — frontier pass
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
重 zhòng · heavy
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)
Example sentences
他郑重地向大家道歉。Tā zhèngzhòng de xiàng dàjiā dàoqiàn.He solemnly apologised to everyone.
公司郑重声明，这是假消息。Gōngsī zhèngzhòng shēngmíng, zhè shì jiǎ xiāoxi.The company formally stated that this news was false.
Questions about 郑重
What does 郑重 mean?
郑重 (zhèngzhòng) means “serious; solemn”.
How do you pronounce 郑重?
郑重 is pronounced zhèngzhòng.
Which HSK level is 郑重?
郑重 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 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
Learn 郑重 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 234: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.