严

Traditional (Taiwan): 嚴

On the HSK 6 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

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yán ㄧㄢˊ

- tight (closely sealed)
- stern
- strict
- rigorous
- severe
- father
- surname Yan

Other words read yán

In the same tone

言 yán words
盐 yán salt
沿 yán along
岩 yán cliff
檐 yán eaves

All 25 words read yán

yan with other tones

眼 yǎn eye
广 yǎn "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
烟 yān smoke
演 yǎn perform
掩 yǎn conceal

All 97 words read yan in any tone

How 严 is written

部首 radical: 一
笔画 strokes: 7, with 6 after the 部首
结构 structure: 镶嵌结构
偏旁 parts: 亚厂

Easy to confuse with 严

产

Words with 严

Starting with 严

严重 yánzhòng grave
严格 yángé strict
严肃 yánsù solemn
严厉 yánlì severe
严峻 yánjùn grim

All 50 words starting with 严

Ending with 严

庄严 zhuāngyán solemn
尊严 zūnyán dignity
威严 wēiyán dignified
戒严 jièyán impose martial law
森严 sēnyán strict

All 18 words ending with 严

Containing 严

华严宗 huáyánzōng Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra
华严经 huáyánjīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school
戒严令 jièyánlìng martial law
形势严峻 xíngshìyánjùn in grave difficulties
戒严区 jièyánqū restricted area

All 7 words containing 严

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