1. 严
  2. 厉

严

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  • 545th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 40 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
严→
亚厂
2Radical
严→
一oneNo glyph available丷eight/divide一one厂cliff
3Graphical
严→
一丨丷一厂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (Yan2)surname Yan
2. yán (yan2)tight (closely sealed) • stern • strict • rigorous • severe • father

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 严 yán (yan2)The component 亚 is pronounced as 'yà' (ya4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 严 yán (yan2)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 严 yán (yan2)The component 厂 is pronounced as 'hǎn' (han3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

严 also appears in:
俨酽

Example Words

High Frequency

严寒 (嚴寒)
严肃 (嚴肅)
严重 (嚴重)
尊严 (尊嚴)

Medium Frequency

严 (嚴)
严冬 (嚴冬)
严厉 (嚴厲)
严严实实 (嚴嚴實實)
严实 (嚴實)
严峻 (嚴峻)
严惩 (嚴懲)
严查 (嚴查)
严格 (嚴格)
严禁 (嚴禁)
严谨 (嚴謹)
威严 (威嚴)
庄严 (莊嚴)
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厉

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  • 1337th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
厉→
厂万
2Radical
厉→
厂cliff一one丿bend㇆N/A
3Graphical
厉→
厂一丿㇆

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lì (Li4)surname Li
2. lì (li4)strict • severe

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 厉 lì (li4)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

厉 also appears in:
励蛎砺粝

Example Words

High Frequency

厉害 (厲害)

Medium Frequency

严厉 (嚴厲)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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