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Chinese symbol for “strictly”

严加
yán jiā
Traditional: 嚴加
sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently

The closest CC-CEDICT match for strictly is 严加 (yán jiā), defined as: sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently; rigorously.

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
加 jiā
to add to, to increase, to augment
radical 19 ⼒ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 严加.

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
参加 (參加)cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
增加zēng jiāto raise; to increase

See also: Japanese symbol for “strictly”.

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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