Measure word
- 个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested in use
- 件 jiàn item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc attested in use
- 种 zhǒng seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts attested in use
- 项 xiàng back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses... attested in use
Stroke order
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How it used to be written
重
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Oracle bone script 商 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 17 forms
要
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Small seal script -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 10 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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不用说，健康比财富重要。
Needless to say, health is above wealth.
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不管这个问题重不重要，你必须解决它。
No matter how important the question may or may not be, you must solve it.
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中国重要的宗教是道教、佛教、伊斯兰教和基督教。
The major religions in China are Taoism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.
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为了她的重要约会，她精心打扮了一下。
She got all dolled up for her big date.
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他强调了教育的重要性。
He placed emphasis on the importance of education.
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他很年轻，更重要的是，他很帅。
He is young and, what is more, handsome.
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他给了汤姆一个重要的地位。
He gave Tom an important position.
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他自己的生存现在更重要了。
His own survival is more important now.