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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 严

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
严 yán - surname Yan
严 yán - tight (closely sealed)
- stern
- strict
- rigorous
- severe
- father

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 4 7,533 4,226 6,341

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿻ 亚 厂

Radical:

一

Other Words Containing 严

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
严重 4 4 976 597 1,300
严肃 5 5 3,088 4,016 5,322
严格 4 4 3,182 1,382 6,268
尊严 6 7 4,275 6,747 4,179
严厉 6 5 5,772 5,469 11,107
严 - 4 7,533 4,226 6,341
严密 6 7 8,731 7,926 25,074
严峻 6 8 12,044 6,231 16,951
庄严 6 8 12,063 12,642 16,083
森严 - - 14,415 34,154 56,023
严酷 - - 14,818 28,517 41,285
严刑 - - 15,402 47,711 45,765
严重性 - - 15,736 21,613 34,240
严禁 6 8 16,138 8,840 16,411
严谨 - 8 16,297 9,668 9,936
戒严 - - 19,559 31,391 41,642
威严 - - 21,906 18,686 25,247
严守 - - 22,951 33,026 47,520
严严实实 - - 23,840 29,740 29,257
严实 - - 25,104 39,575 23,510
严寒 6 - 26,151 16,853 13,395
严惩 - - 26,795 15,546 17,751
严加 - - 28,028 74,284 71,091
戒严令 - - 29,689 84,692 -
严正 - - 32,127 22,704 30,647
严冬 - - 34,350 33,433 24,039
严丝合缝 - - 37,423 78,792 58,760
严明 - - 38,801 27,172 50,483
从严 - - 41,091 13,488 37,543
严查 - - 46,224 - -
严防 - - 52,213 21,087 39,429
严词 - - 61,656 53,963 54,945
严打 - - 62,553 22,430 27,971
严整 - - 62,583 59,729 83,773
严于律己 - - 64,256 48,483 51,687
严惩不贷 - - 67,295 64,222 68,536
严紧 - - 82,038 - -