1. 严
  2. 禁

严

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  • 545th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 76 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

Common

严寒 (嚴寒)
严肃 (嚴肅)
严重 (嚴重)
尊严 (尊嚴)

Uncommon

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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禁

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  • 984th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 76 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
禁→
林示
2Radical
禁→
林N/A示sign
3Graphical
禁→
林二亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīn (jin1)to endure
2. jìn (jin4)to prohibit • to forbid

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 禁 jīn (jin1)The component 林 is pronounced as 'lín' (lin2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 禁 jìn (jin4)The component 林 is pronounced as 'lín' (lin2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

禁 also appears in:
襟噤齽

Example Words

Common

不禁 
禁忌 
禁止 

Uncommon

严禁 (嚴禁)
囚禁 
禁令 
禁区 (禁區)
禁用 
禁运 (禁運)
禁锢 (禁錮)
禁食 
解禁 
软禁 (軟禁)

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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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