Memory phrase for the character: 严

严

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Meaning

tight (closely sealed), strict, father

Pronunciation

yán

Explanation

 Top: relatively weak / inferior 亚 (Put a plank 一 on the hollow volcanic vent 业 because it is relatively weak.), below: cliff 厂

Mnemonic
 
With a cover 一 the hollow peak of the cliff is tight and strict.

Radicals

亚 relatively weak, inferiorComprises the radical “hollow” 业, which shows a hollow volcanic vent. The board 一 on this volcanic vent appears relatively weak.
厂 cliff
业 businessImage of a hollow volcano vent




 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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