重

chóng
#140 most
frequent character
to repeat, repetition, again, re-

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

重 began with a person 人 shouldering a heavy bag 東, and 東 also supplied the sound. That gives the first sense, 'person carrying heavy object'. From it came 'heavy', 'weight', and 'priority'. Read chóng, it instead means 'to repeat' and 'again'.

Drawn as: person carrying heavy bag

重 as a component in other characters

sound3 characters
董踵锺

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