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严
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厳
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strict

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Qualities
yán
ゲン、ゴン
おごそ.か、きび.しい、いか.めしい、いつくし
엄
Phonosemantic compound. 喦 represents the meaning and 敢 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "exaggerate". The meaning later shifted to "extreme", "severe", and "strict".
Components
Traditional (嚴)
喦 talkative+ 敢 brave =
嚴 strict
喦 Meaning component
niè talkative
敢 Phonetic component
gǎn brave
to dare, venture
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Japanese (厳)
厂 cliff (radical)+ 敢 brave =
厳 strict
𭕄
𭕄
厂
厂
cliff (radical)
敢
敢
brave
Notes
Similar Characters
严 rigorous (simp)憨 silly撖 橄 olive (A)澉 to wash name of a place瞰 spy闞 glance (trad)阚 peep (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
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Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
嚴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
严 / 嚴 [Yán]
surname Yan
严 / 嚴 [yán]
tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father
Japanese
厳 、 儼 げん 同音
adj-tadv-to strict; stern
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
厳 いつき
Itsuki given name
厳 いむ
Imu surname
厳 いわお
Iwao surnamegiven name
厳 いわのり
Iwanori unclassified name
厳 おおみや
Oomiya surname
厳 おん
On surname
厳 がん
Gan unclassified name
厳 けん
Ken surname
厳 げん
Gen surnamegiven name
厳 げんじ
Genji unclassified name
厳 ごん
Gon female given name
厳 さちえ
Sachie unclassified name
厳 つよし
Tsuyoshi male given name
嚴 いむ
Imu surname
嚴 うむ
Umu unclassified name
嚴 おむ
Omu surname
嚴 げん
Gen surname
CHINESE WORDS (80)
严重 [yán​zhòng] #976
grave
严格 [yán​gé] #3,182
strict
严肃 [yán​sù] #3,088
solemn
尊严 [zūn​yán] #4,275
dignity
严厉 [yán​lì] #5,772
severe
严密 [yán​mì] #8,731
strict
严峻 [yán​jùn] #12,044
grim
严禁 [yán​jìn] #16,138
to strictly prohibit
严谨 [yán​jǐn] #16,297
rigorous
庄严 [zhuāng​yán] #12,063
solemn
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JAPANESE WORDS (86)
⭐ 厳しい [きびしい] #994
severe
⭐ 厳重 [げんじゅう] #5,564
strict
⭐ 威厳 [いげん] #6,418
dignity
⭐ 厳格 [げんかく] #8,082
strict
⭐ 厳密 [げんみつ] #10,461
strict
⭐ 厳か [おごそか] #13,524
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.)
⭐ 尊厳 [そんげん] #13,938
dignity
⭐ 荘厳 [そうごん] #15,045
solemn
手厳しい [てきびしい] #17,968
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.)
⭐ 厳禁 [げんきん] #18,066
strict prohibition
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KOREAN WORDS (11)
계엄
guarding against the threat of danger; exercising vigilance
계엄령
martial law
엄격
rigidness; sternness; austerity
엄금
strict ban; forbidding strictly
엄동
harsh winter; severe winter
엄수
strict adherence; rigid observance
엄정
strictness; rigidness
엄중
strictness; severity
위엄
dignity; stateliness; majesty
장엄
magnificence
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