yán

strict, rigorous, rigid; stern

HSK 4 #545

DEFINITIONS

严 yán
  • surname Yan
  • tight (closely sealed)
  • stern
  • strict
  • rigorous
  • severe
  • father

STROKES

WORDS

色厉词 sè lì cí yán severe in both looks and speech (idiom)
宗 huá yán zōng Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra)
经 huá yán jīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school; also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
jiě yán to lift restrictions (such as curfew or martial law)
jǐn yán meticulous; rigorous
民族尊 mín zú zūn yán national dignity; the dignity of a nation or ethnic group
tǐng yán quite strict; fairly severe