严

yán

strict; tight; severe; father

Radical: 一 HSK 4 a, ad, nr

Components & Etymology

严 decomposes into the following components:

亚 厂

Words containing 严

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 严.

严冬
yán dōng
severe winter
严刑
yán xíng
strict law
严加
yán jiā
to increase vigilance
严厉
yán lì
severe
严复
yán fù
Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences
严守
yán shǒu
to strictly maintain
严实
yán shi
tight
严密
yán mì
strict
严寒
yán hán
bitter cold
严岛
yán dǎo
Itsukushima island in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, with a famous shrine
严峻
yán jùn
grim
严惩
yán chéng
to punish severely

Related characters (radical 一)

Characters that share the radical 一.

一 丁 丂 七 丄 万 丈 三 上 下 丌 不 与 丏 丐 丑 专 且 丕 世 丘 丙 业 丛

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