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严 - yán

strict, rigorous, rigid; stern

strict, rigorous, rigid; stern

How to read 严

Click 严 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyán
Englishstrict, rigorous, rigid; stern
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

严冬 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 严刑. Please read 严加 one more time.

Common words with this character

severe winter
strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously
sternly; strictly; harshly
severe; strict

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 严 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 严冬 and 严刑 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 严.