重臣

Traditional form:

重臣

Pinyin (reading):

zhòngchén

Definitions:

• important minister
• major figure in government

Characters:

• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 臣 - minister, statesman, official, vassal

Traditional characters:

• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 臣 - minister, statesman, official, vassal