严 (嚴) yán
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adjective
stern / serious / strict / severe / austere
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Morality 道德
Notes: In the sense of 严格 (ABC 'yán' sv; GHC '严' 5; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 1; NCCED '严' 2) -
proper noun
Yan
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names 名字 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (ABC 'yán' n) -
adjective
urgent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 紧迫 (GHC '严' 1; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 2) -
adjective
thick
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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adjective
bitter / cruel
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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noun
majestic / impressive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 威严 (ABC 'yán' bf 1; GHC '严' 3; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 1a; NCCED '严' 2) -
noun
father
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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noun
something to fear / something to be careful of
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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verb
to set in order
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 整齐 (GHC '严' 6; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 3) -
adjective
inspiring respect / formidable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC '严' 4; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 1b) -
verb
to look into the distance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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verb
to command / to instruct
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '嚴' 3a) -
noun
a garland / an adornment / avataṃsa
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: avataṃsa; from the Sanskrit masculine noun avataṃsa meaning 'a garland, ring-shaped ornament, ear ornament, ear-ring' (Kroll 2015 '嚴' 4; MW 'avataṃsa') -
noun
father
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, the bound form in 家严 (ABC 'yán' bf 2; NCCED '严' 2)
Contained in
- 解严(解嚴) to lift restrictions
- 严格(嚴格) strict
- 严重(嚴重) rigorous / strict ; to esteem / to respect / to honor ; grave / serious / severe / critical
- 严防(嚴防) to take strict precautions / to be on guard
- 严厉(嚴厲) severe / strict
- 严密(嚴密) strict ; secret ; inseparable
- 庄严(莊嚴) stately / solemn ; to adorn / to perfect
- 严肃(嚴肅) solemn / serious ; to become solemn
- 严峻(嚴峻) grim / severe / rigorous
- 严禁(嚴禁) to strictly prohibit
- 戒严(戒嚴) martial law / emergency measures ; to enforce martial law / to take emergency measures
- 严寒(嚴寒) severe cold
- 尊严(尊嚴) dignity / sanctity / honor
- 严谨(嚴謹) rigorous / strict / careful / cautious
- 严客(嚴客) an important visitor
- 森严(森嚴) strict
- 严明(嚴明) strict
- 严刑(嚴刑) torture / strict law / cruel punishment
- 威严(威嚴) dignified / imposing / august
- 端严(端嚴) dignified / stately
- 严丽(嚴麗) stately and gorgeous
Also contained in
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Collocations
- 严威 (嚴威) 莊敬則嚴威 — The Book of Rites 《禮記》, 《樂記》 Record of Music — count: 9
- 严诛 (嚴誅) 數省而嚴誅 — Guanzi 《管子》, 小問第五十一 Chapter 51: Minor Questions — count: 7
- 严令 (嚴令) 敵人卒而至嚴令吏民無敢讙囂 — Mozi 《墨子》, 卷十五 號令 Book 15 - Commands and Orders — count: 6
- 严严 (嚴嚴) 嚴嚴兮其能敬己也 — Xunzi 《荀子》, 儒效篇第八 Chapter 8: The Achievements of the Confucians — count: 4
- 申严 (申嚴) 申嚴百刑 — The Book of Rites 《禮記》, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 4
- 罚严 (罰嚴) 不然則賞明可信而罰嚴足畏也 — Mozi 《墨子》, 卷十四 備城門 Book 14 - Fortification of the City Gate — count: 4
- 严遂 (嚴遂) 嚴遂不善周君 — Han Feizi 《韓非子》, 說林上第二十二 Chapter 22: Collections of Persuasions I — count: 4
- 熊严 (熊嚴) 楚熊嚴元年 — Records of the Grand Historian 《史記》, 《十二諸侯年表》 Yearly Chronicle of the Feudal Lords — count: 4
- 居严 (居嚴) 朝居嚴乎 — Garden of Stories 《說苑》, 卷九 正諫 Chapter 9: Direct Advice — count: 3
- 日严 (日嚴) 日嚴祗敬六德 — Book of Documents 《尚書》, 虞書 皐陶謨 Yu Shu - Counsels of the Gao Yao — count: 3