珍重
zhēn zhòng · HSK 7
Please take good care of yourself!
💎 珍 treasure + 重 weighty = hold it as precious, weighty enough to guard well
珍 means treasure or rare; 重 means heavy or weighty. Together: something weighty enough to treasure. The honorific Please take care uses this: your wellbeing is the weighty treasure being guarded.
重 — person 人 + east 東 (phonetic)
Originally depicted a person carrying a heavy bundle on their back, suggesting weight and burden. The 東-like element served as a phonetic component. Over time the character split into two readings: zhòng meaning 'heavy' and chóng meaning 'repeat/again'.