Chinese symbol for “strict”
严格
yán gé
Traditional: 嚴格
strict; stringent; tight; rigorous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for strict is 严格 (yán gé), defined as: strict; stringent; tight; rigorous.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “strict”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 从严 (從嚴) | cóng yán | strict; rigorous; severely |
| 整肃 (整肅) | zhěng sù | strict; serious |
| 森严 (森嚴) | sēn yán | strict; rigid |
| 厉 (厲) | lì | strict; severe |
| 严密 (嚴密) | yán mì | tight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 严格.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 严重 (嚴重) | yán zhòng | grave; serious; severe; critical |
| 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 |
| 价格 (價格) | jià gé | price |
| 资格 (資格) | zī gé | qualifications; seniority |
| 风格 (風格) | fēng gé | style |
See also: Japanese symbol for “strict”.
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.