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庄重 (zhuāng zhòng) — solemn, dignified, grave

Definition

庄重 describes a person's dignified manner, bearing, or style — calm, reserved, and serious. Among the HSK 7 siblings, 庄严 is grander and more ceremonial; 隆重 is for events; 郑重 is for words/declarations.

adjective
solemndignifiedgrave

Examples

  • 庄重。
    Tā de yǎn jiǎng yǔ qì shí fēn zhuāng zhòng.
    The tone of his speech was very solemn.
  • 庄重，。
    Zài zhè zhǒng zhuāng zhòng de chǎng hé, dà jiā dōu bù shuō huà.
    On such a solemn occasion, everyone stays quiet.
  • 庄重。
    Tā chuān zhuó yí jiàn zhuāng zhòng de hēi sè lǐ fú.
    She wore a dignified black dress.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

庄zhuāngdignified
重zhòngweighty

庄 means dignified and 重 means weighty; together they describe a serious, composed manner.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 莊; 庄 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
壯
壯zhuàng莊zhuāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 莊 pairs 艸 (grass) with 壯 as a sound part; the simplified 庄 is a later shorthand.

Open 庄 →

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
人人rénman
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.

Open 重 →
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