严 (yán): meaning and stroke order
严 (yán) means tight (closely sealed), stern, strict, rigorous, severe, father, surname Yan.
严
- Simplified
- 严
- Traditional
- 嚴
- Pinyin
- yán
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Stroke order of 严
严
- Yán surname Yan
- yán tight (closely sealed); stern
- 7 strokes
- Traditional form: 嚴
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Meaning of 严
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yán
Traditional 嚴
- tight (closely sealed)
- stern
- strict
- rigorous
- severe
- father
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Yán
Traditional 嚴
- surname Yan
Radical and structure
- 严
- Radical 一 (Kangxi radical 1) · 7 strokes · 亚 on top, 丿 below
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 严
- 严刑 yán xíng strict law; cruel punishment
- 严禁 yán jìn to strictly prohibit
- 严重 yán zhòng grave; serious; severe; critical
- 尊严 zūn yán dignity; sanctity
- 严肃 yán sù (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).