着重号

Traditional form:

著重號

Pinyin (reading):

zhuózhònghào

Definitions:

• Chinese underdot (punct. used for emphasis, sim. to Western italics)

Characters:

• 着 - to make a move, to take action
• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 号 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar

Traditional characters:

• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known
• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 號 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar