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严 (yán): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 严

Strictness and Rigor

These words use 严 to convey strictness or severity in rules, behavior, or enforcement.

严格 • yán gé • strict • HSK 4

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HSK Vocabulary: 严

严肃 • yán sù • serious; solemn; earnest

HSK 5

yán严

sù

7.

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Chéng城

shì市

xuān宣

bù布

jiè戒

yán严

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Pinyinyán

Meaningstrict, tight, rigorous

Strokes7

Radical一

Traditional嚴

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Frequency#658

Zhuyinㄧㄢˊ

UnicodeU+4E25

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A stern command (厂) with urgency (敢) — strict, severe, or tight.

yán严

gé格

strict

严厉 • yán lì • stern; severe • HSK 6

HSK 6

yán严

lì厉

stern; severe

严禁 • yán jìn • strictly forbid • HSK 6

HSK 6

yán严

jìn禁

strictly forbid

Severity and Intensity

These words use 严 to indicate a high degree or seriousness of a situation, condition, or weather.

严重 • yán zhòng • serious • HSK 4

HSK 4

yán严

zhòng重

serious

严峻 • yán jùn • stern; severe; grim • HSK 6

HSK 6

yán严

jùn峻

stern; severe; grim

严寒 • yán hán • bitter cold • HSK 6

HSK 6

yán严

hán寒

bitter cold

肃

serious; solemn; earnest

严密 • yán mì • tight; close; strict

HSK 6

yán严

mì密

tight; close; strict

尊严 • zūnyán • dignity; honour

HSK 6

zūn尊

yán严

dignity; honour

庄严 • zhuāng yán • solemn; dignified; stately

HSK 6

zhuāng庄

yán严

solemn; dignified; stately

严谨 • yán jǐn • Strict

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yán严

jǐn谨

Strict

。

The city declared martial law.

fǎ法

lǜ律

huì会

yán严

chéng惩

zuì罪

fàn犯

。

The law will severely punish criminals.

lǎo老

shī师

duì对

wǒ我

men们

de的

yāo要

qiú求

hěn很

yán严

gé格

。

The teacher is very strict with us.

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

hěn很

yán严

zhòng重

，

xū需

yào要

lì立

jí即

jiě解

jué决

。

This problem is very serious and needs immediate resolution.

Zhè这

wèi位

lǎo老

shī师

duì对

xué学

shēng生

yāo要

qiú求

hěn很

yán严

。

This teacher is very strict with the students.

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彦yànelegant
奄yǎnere long; remain, tarry; feeble
阉yāncastrate; eunuch
焉yānthereupon, then; how? why? where?
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魇yǎnnightmare, bad dreams

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上shàngup; above
丐gàito beg; beggar
东dōngeast
不bùnot; no
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