严 嚴
yán
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father
Other reading: Yán
surname Yan
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严重 yán zhòng grave严格 yán gé strict严肃 yán sù solemn尊严 zūn yán dignity严厉 yán lì severe严密 yán mì tight严峻 yán jùn grim庄严 zhuāng yán solemn严禁 yán jìn to strictly prohibit严谨 yán jǐn rigorous严寒 yán hán bitter cold严复 Yán Fù Yan Fu, influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences严岛 Yán dǎo Itsukushima从严 cóng yán strict关严 guān yán to close completely家严 jiā yán my father解严 jiě yán to lift restrictions戒严 jiè yán to impose martial law谨严 jǐn yán meticulous楞严 lèng yán one who surmounts all obstacles森严 sēn yán strict威严 wēi yán dignified严查 yán chá to investigate strictly