敬重 (jìng zhòng) — to deeply respect, to revere, to esteem | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

敬重 is a strong, earnest 'to deeply respect' — stronger and more personal than 尊重 (rights, opinions, dignity) and 尊敬 (formal regard). Often used for elders or people of high moral standing.

verb

to deeply respectto revereto esteem

Examples

敬重。
Dà jiā dōu hěn jìng zhòng zhè wèi lǎo jiàng jūn.
Everyone deeply respects this old general.
，敬重。
Tā wéi rén zhèng zhí, zhí dé jìng zhòng.
He is an upright person and deserves deep respect.
敬重。
Wǒ cóng xiǎo jiù duì fù qīn shí fēn jìng zhòng.
I have deeply respected my father since I was a child.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

敬jìngrespect

重zhòngweighty

敬重 joins 敬 'respect' and 重 'weighty', giving deep regard for someone.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

茍茍jìkneeling person or sitting dog
攴攴pūhand holding a stick, authority

敬 is possibly formed from 茍, a kneeling person or sitting dog, and 攴, a hand holding a stick.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

東

東dōng重zhòng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

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