重申
chóng shēn · HSK 7
to reiterate
🔁📢 chóng = repeat + shēn = state → repeat-state, to reaffirm
重 (chóng) means again or repeat, 申 (shēn) means to state or explain. Together they literally say state it again — reiterate, reaffirm.
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'.