重んずる
おもんずる · omonzuru · JLPT N1 · verb-ichidan
to honor
🏅 重 (heavy) + んずる: treat someone as weighty, so you respect and value them
重 means heavy or weighty. To honor someone is to give them weight in your esteem, the same root as 重要 (important). It shares 重 with 重さ (weight).
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'.