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Chinese symbol for “sternly”

严正
yán zhèng
Traditional: 嚴正
sternly; solemn

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sternly is 严正 (yán zhèng), defined as: sternly; solemn.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

严 yán
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
radical 1 ⼀ · 7 strokes
正 zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
radical 77 ⽌ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sternly”

WordPinyinMeaning
严加 (嚴加)yán jiāsternly; strictly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 严正.

WordPinyinMeaning
严重 (嚴重)yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
严格 (嚴格)yán géstrict; 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 yándignity; sanctity
严厉 (嚴厲)yán lìsevere; strict
严峻 (嚴峻)yán jùngrim; severe
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed

See also: Japanese symbol for “sternly”.

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.

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