看重 (kàn zhòng) — to value, to regard as important | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

看重 means 'to value / regard as important,' used for abstract things like ability, harmony, or contributions. Compared to 重视 it's more colloquial; 珍惜 and 珍视 add a sense of cherishing (often for things at risk of loss).

verb

to valueto regard as important

Easily confused

看中kàn zhòngsound-aliketo take a fancy to and decide on; to have one's eye on (after consideration)

Examples

看重。
Tā fēi cháng kàn zhòng jiā tíng de hé xié.
He greatly values family harmony.
，看重。
Zài zhè jiā gōng sī, tā men gèng kàn zhòng shí jì néng lì.
At this company, they value practical ability more.
看重。
Wǒ men yīng dāng kàn zhòng měi yí gè rén de gòng xiàn.
We should value every person's contribution.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

重zhòngimportant

The 看 of regarding treats something as 重, 'important', giving 'value'.

Characters in this word

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

手手shǒuhand
目目mùeye

The shape 看 puts 手 (hand) over 目 (eye), showing a hand placed above the eyes to gaze into the distance.

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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