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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 严刑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
严刑 yán xíng - strict law
- cruel punishment
- to carry out cruel law rigorously

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
- - 15,402 47,711 45,765

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
严 yán- surname Yan
严 yán- tight (closely sealed)
- stern
- strict
- rigorous
- severe
- father
刑 xíng- surname Xing
刑 xíng- punishment
- penalty
- sentence
- torture
- corporal punishment

Other Words Containing 严刑

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
严刑 - - 15,402 47,711 45,765