Chinese symbol for “dignified”
威严
wēi yán
Traditional: 威嚴
dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dignified is 威严 (wēi yán), defined as: dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “dignified”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 端庄 (端莊) | duān zhuāng | dignified; composed |
| 凝重 | níng zhòng | dignified; grave (expression) |
| 庄严 (莊嚴) | zhuāng yán | solemn; dignified; stately |
| 厚重 | hòu zhòng | thick; heavy |
| 俨然 (儼然) | yǎn rán | just like; solemn |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 威严.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 威胁 (威脅) | wēi xié | to threaten; to menace |
| 权威 (權威) | quán wēi | authority; authoritative |
| 示威 | shì wēi | to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration |
| 威力 | wēi lì | might; formidable power |
| 示威者 | shì wēi zhě | demonstrator; protester |
| 威望 | wēi wàng | prestige |
| 严重 (嚴重) | yán zhòng | grave; serious; severe; critical |
| 严格 (嚴格) | yán gé | strict; stringent; tight; rigorous |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dignified”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.