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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 严于律己

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
严于律己 yán yú lǜ jǐ - to be strict with oneself

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
- - 64,256 48,483 51,687

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yán- surname Yan
yán- tight (closely sealed)
- stern
- strict
- rigorous
- severe
- father
- surname Yu
- to go
- to take
- sentence-final interrogative particle
- variant of 於|于[yu2]
- (of time or place) in; at; on
- (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
- (indicating a source) from; out of
- (used in comparison) than
- (used in the passive voice) by
- surname Lü
- law
- self
- oneself
- sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
- sixth in order
- letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- hexa

Other Words Containing 严于律己

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
严于律己 - - 64,256 48,483 51,687