严

yán

yánspelled as ian · 2nd tone — spelling rules

tight (closely sealed) · stern

Radical: 一 Strokes: 7 HSK 4

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

不一三上下东世两七丝万丁

Same radical

不一三上下东世两七丝万丁丧专丑

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Character Decomposition

严=亚+厂

Meanings

tight (closely sealed)

stern

strict

rigorous

severe

father

yán

surname Yan

Yán

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Words with 严 357 total

meticulous · rigorous谨严jǐn yán (polite) my father家严jiā yán to impose martial law · to impose emergency measures戒严jiè yán

Idioms with 严 32 total Chain

closely guarded · strongly fortified · sharply divided壁垒森严bì lěi sēn yán heavily-guarded戒备森严jiè bèi sēn yán