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

Decomposition:

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

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.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

严寒 (嚴寒)
严肃 (嚴肅)
严重 (嚴重)
尊严 (尊嚴)

Medium Frequency

 ()
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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Meta:

  1. 禁 is the 984th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 47 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin1 - to endure
  2. jin4 - to prohibit/to forbid

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 禁 (jin1): The component 林 is pronounced as 'lin2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 禁 (jin4): The component 林 is pronounced as 'lin2'. It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

 
禁忌 
禁止 

Medium Frequency

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