严 (嚴) yán

1. yán adjective stern / serious / strict / severe / austere
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain:
   Notes: In the sense of 严格 (ABC 'yán' sv; GHC '严' 5; Guoyu '嚴' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 1; NCCED '严' 2)
2. yán proper noun Yan
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (ABC 'yán' n; Guoyu '嚴' n 4)
3. yán adjective urgent
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
   Notes: In the sense of 紧迫 (GHC '严' 1; Guoyu '嚴' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 2)
4. yán adjective meticulous / rigorous
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
   Notes: In the sense of 谨严 (Guoyu '嚴' adj 2; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 890)
5. yán adjective harsh / cruel
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
   Notes: In the sense of 残酷 (Guoyu '嚴' adj 4)
6. yán adjective majestic / impressive
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
   Notes: In the sense of 肃穆 (ABC 'yán' bf 1; GHC '严' 3; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 1a; NCCED '严' 2)
7. yán noun a precaution
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
   Notes: (Guoyu '嚴' n 3)
8. yán adjective solemn and respectful
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
   Notes: In the sense of 残酷 (Guoyu '嚴' adj 5)
9. yán verb to set in order
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
   Notes: In the sense of 整齐 (GHC '严' 6; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 3)
10. yán adjective inspiring respect / formidable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
    Notes: In the sense of 威仪 (GHC '严' 4; Guoyu '嚴' n 1; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 1b)
11. yán adjective fierce / violent
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
    Notes: In the sense of 猛烈 (Guoyu '嚴' adj 6)
12. yán verb to command / to instruct
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '嚴' 3a)
13. yán noun a garland / an adornment / avataṃsa
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain:
    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')
14. yán noun father
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
    Notes: For example, the bound form in 家严 (ABC 'yán' bf 2; Guoyu '嚴' n 2; NCCED '严' 2)
15. yán verb to fear
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
    Notes: In the sense of 畏惧 (Guoyu '嚴' v 1)
16. yán verb to respect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
    Notes: In the sense of 尊崇 (Guoyu '嚴' v 2)

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• 严慈(嚴慈) strict and compassionate / strict as a father and tender as a mother
• 严冬(嚴冬) severe winter
• 严禁(嚴禁) to strictly prohibit
• 严客(嚴客) an important visitor
• 严丝合缝(嚴絲合縫) to fit tightly / to join seamlessly / to fit snugly
• 严密(嚴密) strict ; secret ; inseparable
• 严苛(嚴苛) severe / harsh
• 严重急性呼吸系统综合症(嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症) severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
• 义正辞严(義正辭嚴) to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness
• 严驾(嚴駕) to make a carriage ready
• 严厉批评(嚴厲批評) to criticize severely / to slate
• 威严(威嚴) dignified / imposing / august
• 形势严峻(形勢嚴峻) in grave difficulties / the situation is grim
• 从严(從嚴) strict / rigorous / severely

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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: 10
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 居严 (居嚴) 朝居嚴乎 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷九 正諫 Chapter 9: Direct Advice — count: 3