严 yán

严 (yán) is a Chinese character with 7 strokes, taught at HSK level 4. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Meaning

严 means strict; severe in English.

Meanings in 13 languages

English	strict; severe
Spanish	estricto; severo
Portuguese	estrito; severo
French	strict; sévère
German	streng; ernst
Italian	rigoroso; severo
Russian	строгий; суровый
Arabic	صارم; شديد
Hindi	कड़ा; गंभीर
Indonesian	ketat; keras
Vietnamese	nghiêm; khắt khe
Japanese	厳しい; 厳格
Korean	엄하다; 엄격

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 严 loaded.

Characters at the same level