严
tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,055 U+4E25
How 严 is formed
How to remember it
strict · Heisig RSH #1353
亚 Asia + cliff
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 严 as their sound component
These characters all use 严 (yán) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 严 sound component | yán | strict, rigorous, rigid; stern |
| 俨 | yǎn | grave, respectful; majestic |
Words containing 严
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大方广佛华严经 | dà fāng guǎng Fó huá yán jīng | Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school; also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the… |
| 义正词严 | yì zhèng cí yán | variant of 義正辭嚴|义正辞严[yi4 zheng4 ci2 yan2] |
| 严格来说 | yán gé lái shuō | strictly speaking |
| 严了眼儿 | yán le yǎn r | up to the eyeballs; full to overflowing; jampacked |
| 严重性 | yán zhòng xìng | seriousness |
| 严重后果 | yán zhòng hòu guǒ | grave consequence; serious repercussion |
| 嘴不严 | zuǐ bù yán | to have a loose tongue |
| 严重关切 | yán zhòng guān qiè | serious concern |
| 华严经 | Huá yán jīng | Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school; also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the… |
| 严岛神社 | Yán dǎo Shén shè | Itsukushima Shrine (Shinto shrine in Hiroshima, Japan) |
| 家严 | jiā yán | (polite) my father |
| 严重急性呼吸系统综合症 | yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng | severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) |
| 严打 | yán dǎ | to crack down on; to take severe measures against |
| 严重 | yán zhòng | grave; serious; severe; critical |
| 严明 | yán míng | strict and impartial; firm |
| 义正辞严 | yì zhèng cí yán | (idiom) to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness |
| 严加 | yán jiā | sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently; rigorously |
| 严格 | yán gé | strict; stringent; tight; rigorous |
| 严正 | yán zhèng | sternly; solemn |
| 关严 | guān yán | to close (a window) completely; to shut (a door) properly; to turn off (a faucet) tightly |