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The character 重 originated as an ideograph showing a person burdened by a heavy load on their back, representing the concept of weight. Its primary meaning is the adjective "heavy" or "weighty", which naturally extends to abstract senses like "important" or "serious" when describing significant matters. Pronounced with a different tone, it takes on the distinct meaning of "again" or "repeat", functioning as an adverb to indicate an action performed a second time. Its modern structure consists of horizontal strokes crossed by a vertical line, placed over a base resembling the earth radical 土.
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这本书很重要。
我重新开始工作。
这是今天的重点。
请重复你说的话。
这个箱子的重量很大。
学校重视学生的安全。
他的心情很沉重。
这两张图片完全重叠。