Is it serious?
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严
Traditional: 嚴
yán
HSK 3.0 · 4
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yán · jim4 (Jyutping)
- tight (closely sealed)
- stern
- strict
- rigorous
- severe
- father
- surname Yan
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
Smoking is strictly prohibited.
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