严 — Chinese character
严
yán
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
Common words with 严
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 严重 (嚴重) | yán zhòng | grave; serious; severe; critical |
| 严格 (嚴格) | yán gé | strict; stringent; tight; rigorous |
| 严肃 (嚴肅) | yán sù | (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting |
| 尊严 (尊嚴) | zūn yán | dignity; sanctity |
| 严厉 (嚴厲) | yán lì | severe; strict |
| 严峻 (嚴峻) | yán jùn | grim; severe |
| 严密 (嚴密) | yán mì | tight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough |
| 严谨 (嚴謹) | yán jǐn | rigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous |
| 严禁 (嚴禁) | yán jìn | to strictly prohibit |
| 戒严 (戒嚴) | jiè yán | to impose martial law; to impose emergency measures |
| 庄严 (莊嚴) | zhuāng yán | solemn; dignified; stately |
| 严惩 (嚴懲) | yán chéng | to punish severely |
English words written with 严
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.