1. 严
  2. 防

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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防

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  • 548th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 162 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
防→
阝方
2Radical
防→
阝town方square/raft
3Graphical
防→
丨㇌一丶丿㇆

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fáng (fang2)to protect • to defend • to guard (against)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 防 fáng (fang2)The component 方 is pronounced as 'fāng' (fang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 防 fáng (fang2)The component 阝 is pronounced as 'fǔ' (fu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

防守 
防晒 (防曬)
防止 
防水 
防治 
预防 (預防)

Uncommon

严防 (嚴防)
国防 (國防)
国防部 (國防部)
提防 
攻防 
消防 
消防员 (消防員)
消防车 (消防車)
消防队 (消防隊)
设防 (設防)
谨防 (謹防)
边防 (邊防)
防不胜防 (防不勝防)
防备 (防備)
防冻 (防凍)
防弹 (防彈)
防晒霜 (防曬霜)
防滑 
防滑链 (防滑鏈)
防火 
防火墙 (防火牆)
防盗 (防盜)
防盗门 (防盜門)
防御 (防禦)
防空 
防范 (防範)
防线 (防線)
防腐 
防腐剂 (防腐劑)
防卫 (防衛)
防护 (防護)
预防针 (預防針)

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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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