Memory phrase for the Kanji: 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 vulcano with a hollow peak 业 (= volcanic vent) 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, inferior	second,
厂	cliff
业	business	Derived from hill: 丘 or a vulcano'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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