重视
zhòngshì · HSK 2
to attach importance to sth; to value
⚖️ 重 (heavy/weighty) + 视 (look at) = look at as weighty → value highly
重 carries the sense of heavy or important; 视 means to look at or regard. Together they mean to regard something as weighty — to take it seriously or attach importance to it. Compare 重要 (important) and 视为 (regard as).
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'.