(chóng): high, sublime, lofty

(chóng) is a Chinese character meaning “high.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #1473 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, mountain. Its radical form (mountain) appears in many related characters such as (shān, mountain), (suì, years old), (àn, bank).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. high
  2. sublime
  3. lofty

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticmountain

Decomposition: ⿱山宗 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
verbchóng bàito worship6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
chóng gāomajestic
chóng bài zhěworshipper
chóng shàngto hold up (as an model)
chóng jìngto revere
tuī chóngto esteem
zūn chóngto revere
gè rén chóng bàipersonality cult
chóng yángsee 崇陽縣|崇阳县[Chong2 yang2 Xian4]
chóng shān jùn lǐngtowering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
chóng wén ménChongwenmen gate in Beijing
chóng ān qūChong'an, a district of Wuxi City 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 Shi4], Jiangsu
chóng xìnsee 崇信縣|崇信县[Chong2 xin4 Xian4]
chóng míng dǎoChongming Island, at the mouth of the Yangtze River in Shanghai
chóng ānsee 崇安區|崇安区[Chong2 an1 Qu1]
chóng zhōu shìChongzhou, a county-level city in Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4], Sichuan
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Total compounds
84
As first character
5
As last character
11
As middle character

appears in 38 compound words: 84 as the first character, 5 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

bài
0.64868,315 co-occurrences
huàn
0.5374,608 co-occurrences
zōng
0.45726,748 co-occurrences
zūn
0.45410,086 co-occurrences
jìng
0.4438,454 co-occurrences
yuán
0.4415,190 co-occurrences
tuī
0.43122,998 co-occurrences
yùn
0.41923,046 co-occurrences
0.4103,618 co-occurrences
shàng
0.40510,602 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

chóngshānjùnlǐngHSK 7+

high mountains and lofty peaks

phrase
chóngyángmèiwàiHSK 7+

to overly admire foreign things

phrase
jiè shē chóng jiǎnHSK 7+

(idiom) to refrain from extravagance and cherish frugality

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。

xiě hǎo chóng zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .

To write the character "崇" correctly, one must master the proper stroke order.

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jiàn kāng bì shàng xiàn shí chéng yán hòu shí chóng liáng pù yuán yīn

Launch of "Health Coins" Delayed; Shi Chongliang Reveals the Reason

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měi yī zhàn zhēng xiào yīng màn yán chóng yuè : shàng yóu xiān fǎn yīng , yuán wù liào zhǎng shì nán bì miǎn

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chéng xìn jīn róng lùn tán yī yín zǒng jīng lǐ zhōu cháo chóng : zhěng gě zī yuán duō guǎn qí xià

Integrity Finance Forum / Zhou Chaochong, General Manager of First Bank: Integrating Resources and Adopting a Multi-Pronged Approach

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A I xiào yīng hé hǎi wài bù jú chí xù kuò zhāng chóng yuè 2 0 2 6 nián 拚 shuāng wèi shǔ chéng cháng

With the AI effect and continued expansion of its overseas operations, Chongyue Aims for Double-Digit Growth in 2026

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越科技 2025 年 EPS 达 21....

chóng yuè kē jì 2 0 2 5 nián E P S dá 2 1 . . . .

Chongyue Technology's EPS to reach 21 in 2025....

Tatoeba

安妮有许多拜者。

ānnī yǒu xǔduō chóngbàizhě.

Anne has many admirers.

Tatoeba

无知是恐惧之母,也是拜之母。

Wúzhī shì kǒngjù zhī mǔ, yě shì chóngbài zhī mǔ.

Ignorance is the mother of fear as well as of admiration.

Tatoeba

学生们拜新的英语老师。

Xuésheng men chóngbài xīn de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī.

The students adore the new English teacher.

Tatoeba

从根本上说,十二生肖的形成,与动物拜有关。

Cóng gēnběn shàng shuō, shí'èr shēngxiào de xíngchéng, yǔ dòngwù chóngbài yǒuguān.

Fundamentally, the formation of the twelve zodiac signs is related to animal worship.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced chóng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 崇 (chóng) mean in Chinese?
崇 (chóng) primarily means "high." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1473 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 崇 and 低?
崇 (chóng) and 低 (dī) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 崇 (high) vs 低 (low).
How many strokes does 崇 have?
崇 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 崇?
The radical associated with 崇 is 山 (mountain). This radical appears in many characters related to mountain.
What are the components of 崇?
崇 is composed of: 山 (semantic), 宗 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱山宗 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 崇?
Common words with 崇 include: 崇拜 (chóng bài, "to worship"); 崇高 (chóng gāo, "majestic"); 崇拜者 (chóng bài zhě, "worshipper"); 崇尚 (chóng shàng, "to hold up (as an model)"); 崇敬 (chóng jìng, "to revere"). There are over 38 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 崇 (chóng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chóng: 充 (sufficient), 冲 ((of water) to dash against), 虫 (insect), 宠 (to love), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 崇 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 崇 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.