举足轻重 (jǔ zú qīng zhòng)

Character breakdown

• 举 (jǔ) · 9 strokes

  Simplified form of 舉. Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 與 represents the sound.

• 足 (jù) · 7 strokes

  Pictograph of a foot (止) attached to a leg.

• 轻 (qīng) · 9 strokes

  Simplified form of 輕. Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 𢀖 represents the sound.

• 重 (chóng) · 9 strokes

  Pictograph of a person (亻) carrying a heavy basket (東) on their back.

Usage

他在公司里举足轻重。

to play a critical role (idiom); influential

tā zài gōng sī lǐ jǔ zú qīng zhòng 。