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Translation

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4: heavy / serious / to attach importance to

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) installed a space elevator (重) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). For the maiden trip, and as a stress test, he loads one thousand (千) one kilogram weights (千) and decorates them with sun flowers (里) to celebrate the occasion.

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All translations for 重

to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer
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heavy / serious / to attach importance to
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重 character breakdown

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lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]
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li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
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Characters with 重 as component

seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts
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(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
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powerful / vigorous / pungent / towards / in view of
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thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush / to clash
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to supervise / to direct / director
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handleless cup / goblet / to concentrate / variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
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to arrive / to follow / heel
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poke out / punch / push into
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Words with 重

to lay equal stress on / to pay equal attention to
to meet again after a long period of separation
dualism / two sided / double nature
Mi'e prefecture in central Japan
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things / naive / doesn't know who's who / no sense of priorities
Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month
ninth heaven / Highest Heaven
the implications are profound / the ramifications are huge / (of a decision etc) consequential
double / repeated twice
double subscript / doubly indexed
a double root of an equation
each word carries weight / a promise must be kept (idiom)
Sanchong or Sanch'ung city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan / Mie Prefecture in central Japan
trio (musical ensemble)
Sanchong or Sanch'ung city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

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