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严重

Traditional: 嚴重

yán zhòng

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 4

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

yán zhòng · jim4 zung6 (Jyutping)

  1. grave; serious; severe; critical

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

严

Meaning
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
Radical
一
Strokes
7
Components
⿻亚厂
Cangjie
MTCH
Four-corner
1020

重

Meaning
heavy, weighty; double
Radical
里
Strokes
9
Components
⿻千里
Cangjie
HJWG
Four-corner
2010.4

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