1. 楞
  2. 嚴

楞

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  • 3217th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
楞→
木No glyph available
2Radical
楞→
木tree罒net方square/raft
3Graphical
楞→
一丨八口丨一丶丿㇆

Pinyin & Meaning

1. léng (leng2)variant of 稜|棱, corner • square beam • edge • arris (curve formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge) • see 楞迦 Sri Lanka
2. lèng (leng4)variant of 愣[leng4] • to look distracted • to stare blankly • distracted • blank

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

楞严 (楞嚴)

Uncommon

拉卜楞寺 

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嚴

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  • 545th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 76 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
嚴→
吅𠪚
2Radical
嚴→
吅N/A厂cliffNo glyph available耳ear⺙knock
3Graphical
嚴→
吅厂匚二丨二丿一乂

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 嚴 yán (yan2)The component 厂 is pronounced as 'hǎn' (han3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

嚴 also appears in:
讝麣

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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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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