1. 严

严

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  1. 严 is the 545th most frequent character.
  2. 严 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 严 appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. 严 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
严 => 亚, 厂
Radical :
严 => 一 (one), No glyph available, 丷 (eight/divide), 一 (one), 厂 (cliff)
Graphical :
严 => 一, 丨, 丷, 一, 厂

Pinyin & Meaning:

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

Pronunciation Clues:

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

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)

Appears In:

严 also appears in:
俨酽
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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