Heavy in Chinese (Mandarin): 重 (zhòng)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 重

• 重

  Heavy; read chóng, it means again.

  9 strokes

重 is read zhòng for heavy and chóng for again: 重新 (chóngxīn), start over. Light is 轻 (qīng).

More examples with 重

• 我的书包好重。

  我的書包好重。

  Wǒ de shūbāo hǎo zhòng.

  My backpack is so heavy.

• 大象很重。

  Dàxiàng hěn zhòng.

  Elephants are heavy.

How to write 重 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.