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yán

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yán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yán | yan2
English translation
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern

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About yán

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Number of strokes

20

Traditional form

yán

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Etymology of yán

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Positional decomposition

⿱⿰口口厂敢

Explanation

Simplified form of yán . Phonosemantic compound. niè represents the meaning and gǎn represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "boast". The meaning later shifted to "extremely" and "severe". The traditional component gǎn was removed for simplification.

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Words with yán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
严重 yánzhòng grave嚴重
严格 yángé strict嚴格
严肃 yánsù solemn嚴肅
尊严 zūnyán dignity尊嚴
Yán stern yán
严厉 yánlì severe嚴厲
严密 yánmì strict嚴密
严峻 yánjùn grim嚴峻
严禁 yánjìn to strictly prohibit嚴禁
严谨 yán jǐn rigorous嚴謹
庄严 zhuāngyán solemn莊嚴
严重性 yán zhòng xìng seriousness嚴重性
严酷 yán kù bitter嚴酷
森严 sēn yán strict森嚴
从严 cóng yán strict從嚴
严惩 yán chéng to punish severely嚴懲
威严 wēi yán dignified威嚴
严寒 yánhán bitter cold嚴寒
严刑 yán xíng strict law嚴刑
戒严 jiè yán to impose martial law戒嚴
严严实实 yán yán shí shí (sealed) tightly嚴嚴實實
严守 yán shǒu to strictly maintain嚴守
严正 yán zhèng sternly嚴正
严防 yán fáng on your guard嚴防

yán Decomposition & Compounds

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