嚴 (yán)

strict; severe; serious

How 嚴 is written

Strokes
20
Radical
吅 — N/A
Traditional
嚴
Simplified
严

Components

Common words using 嚴

嚴寒 yánhán
bitter cold; severe winter
嚴肅 yánsù
solemn; grave; serious
嚴重 yánzhòng
grave; serious; severe
尊嚴 zūnyán
dignity; sanctity; honor
嚴冬 yándōng
severe winter
嚴厲 yánlì
severe; strict
嚴嚴實實 yányánshíshí
tightly; closely
嚴實 yánshi
tight; close; safely hidden
嚴峻 yánjùn
grim; severe; rigorous
嚴懲 yánchéng
to punish severely
嚴查 yánchá
to investigate strictly
嚴格 yángé
strict; stringent; tight

嚴 in a sentence

那位老師非常嚴格。

Nà wèi lǎoshī fēicháng yángé.

“That teacher is very strict.”

How common is 嚴?

嚴 is the 545th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 77.6% of all running text.

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