Memory phrase for the character: 严


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Meaning tight (closely sealed), strict, father

Pronunciation

yán

Explanation

Top: relatively weak / inferior (put a plank on the volcano with a hollow peak (= volcanic vent) because it is relatively weak.), below: cliff

Mnemonic


 
With a cover the hollow peak of the cliff is tight and strict.

Radicals

relatively weak, inferiorsecond,
cliff
businessDerived from hill: or a volcano's peak with hollow vent/crater. Thus typically used as "hollow".
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 Vocabulary

严重 yán zhòng  grave; serious; severe; critical
严竣 yán jùn  tight; strict; severe; stern; difficult
严峻 yán jùn  grim; severe; rigorous
戒严 jiè yán  to impose martial law; to impose curfew; martial law; curfew; emergency measures
严密 yán mì  strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc)
严肃 yán sù  solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe
严格 yán gé  strict; stringent; tight; rigorous
严饬 yán chì  careful; precise
严饬 yán chì  


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