Chinese symbol for “grim”
严峻
yán jùn
Traditional: 嚴峻
grim; severe; rigorous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for grim is 严峻 (yán jùn), defined as: grim; severe; rigorous.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “grim”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷面 | lěng miàn | grim; stern |
| 严酷 (嚴酷) | yán kù | bitter; harsh |
| 棺材板 | guān cai bǎn | wooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself); (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim; unsmiling; coffin bread, a Taiwanese snack consisting of a thick slab o |
| 凄 | qī | intense cold; frigid |
| 凄 (淒) | qī | intense cold; frigid |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 严峻.
| 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 |
| 险峻 (險峻) | xiǎn jùn | (of terrain) mountainous; rugged; (of a situation) precarious; daunting |
| 冷峻 | lěng jùn | grave and stern |
| 高峻 | gāo jùn | high and steep |
See also: Japanese symbol for “grim”.
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.