重心
Old HSK 6
重心 (zhòngxīn) · centre of gravity
重心 (zhòngxīn) means “centre of gravity; main focus”. It is written with 2 characters: 重 (heavy) + 心 (heart). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 重心 is built
The characters
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)
心 xīn · heart
What 心 is made of
心 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.
Origin hint: A heart (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们的工作重心是提高质量。Wǒmen de gōngzuò zhòngxīn shì tígāo zhìliàng.Our main focus is improving quality.
他失去重心，差点摔倒。Tā shīqù zhòngxīn, chàdiǎn shuāidǎo.He lost his balance and nearly fell.
Questions about 重心
What does 重心 mean?
重心 (zhòngxīn) means “centre of gravity; main focus”.
How do you pronounce 重心?
重心 is pronounced zhòngxīn.
Which HSK level is 重心?
重心 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 重心 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 240: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.