Read Edit View history 严 yánYán HSK4 strict Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 嚴. Phonosemantic compound. 喦 represents the meaning and 敢 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "exaggerate". The meaning later shifted to "extreme", "severe", and "strict". The traditional component 敢 was removed for simplification. Pinyin Separate values with commas yán × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 嚴 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 严 Simp strokes 严 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint The traditional component 敢 was removed for simplification. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 严 Simp strokes 严 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 严 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 295, 739 ], [ 345, 729 ], [ 678, 779 ], [ 716, 781 ], [ 757, 772 ] ], [ [ 423, 713 ], [ 448, 693 ], [ 451, 672 ], [ 448, 501 ], [ 434, 488 ] ], [ [ 558, 734 ], [ 584, 713 ], [ 579, 529 ], [ 574, 515 ], [ 562, 506 ] ], [ [ 264, 633 ], [ 329, 579 ], [ 343, 548 ] ], [ [ 730, 698 ], [ 748, 666 ], [ 657, 578 ] ], [ [ 307, 463 ], [ 316, 452 ], [ 335, 446 ], [ 733, 503 ], [ 808, 493 ] ], [ [ 231, 471 ], [ 265, 450 ], [ 274, 411 ], [ 271, 303 ], [ 258, 221 ], [ 232, 152 ], [ 196, 95 ], [ 148, 41 ], [ 87, -7 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 593 743 Q 615 749 748 759 Q 758 758 768 770 Q 769 782 747 793 Q 717 817 645 796 Q 503 769 316 750 Q 307 750 301 748 Q 273 747 294 728 Q 321 701 354 706 Q 382 712 415 716 L 457 723 Q 500 730 550 737 L 593 743 Z", "M 415 716 Q 424 688 427 617 Q 427 568 428 478 C 428 448 467 453 468 483 Q 472 585 477 661 Q 481 704 462 720 Q 459 721 457 723 C 432 740 407 745 415 716 Z", "M 598 504 L 613 723 Q 603 735 593 743 C 570 763 542 766 550 737 Q 559 710 559 635 Q 558 586 557 496 C 557 466 596 474 598 504 Z", "M 281 589 Q 299 570 318 544 Q 330 531 344 529 Q 354 529 361 541 Q 367 554 362 584 Q 356 608 281 636 Q 266 640 260 639 Q 256 636 255 623 Q 256 613 281 589 Z", "M 709 665 Q 690 634 651 585 Q 645 578 651 571 Q 658 570 666 574 Q 744 625 781 644 Q 799 648 795 660 Q 789 676 770 694 Q 751 712 729 714 Q 714 713 715 694 Q 718 681 709 665 Z", "M 305 419 Q 315 418 332 421 Q 558 460 797 480 Q 809 479 819 491 Q 820 504 797 516 Q 755 540 687 523 Q 642 516 598 504 L 557 496 Q 511 489 468 483 L 428 478 Q 385 478 297 468 C 267 465 275 418 305 419 Z", "M 297 468 Q 281 478 269 481 Q 245 491 228 482 Q 215 476 224 463 Q 260 414 240 253 Q 239 249 238 243 Q 208 113 81 -1 Q 71 -11 82 -13 Q 136 -7 208 76 Q 283 160 297 309 Q 291 330 305 419 C 309 449 311 460 297 468 Z" ] } 7 strokes 严 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 295, 739 ], [ 345, 729 ], [ 678, 779 ], [ 716, 781 ], [ 757, 772 ] ], [ [ 423, 713 ], [ 448, 693 ], [ 451, 672 ], [ 448, 501 ], [ 434, 488 ] ], [ [ 558, 734 ], [ 584, 713 ], [ 579, 529 ], [ 574, 515 ], [ 562, 506 ] ], [ [ 264, 633 ], [ 329, 579 ], [ 343, 548 ] ], [ [ 730, 698 ], [ 748, 666 ], [ 657, 578 ] ], [ [ 307, 463 ], [ 316, 452 ], [ 335, 446 ], [ 733, 503 ], [ 808, 493 ] ], [ [ 231, 471 ], [ 265, 450 ], [ 274, 411 ], [ 271, 303 ], [ 258, 221 ], [ 232, 152 ], [ 196, 95 ], [ 148, 41 ], [ 87, -7 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 593 743 Q 615 749 748 759 Q 758 758 768 770 Q 769 782 747 793 Q 717 817 645 796 Q 503 769 316 750 Q 307 750 301 748 Q 273 747 294 728 Q 321 701 354 706 Q 382 712 415 716 L 457 723 Q 500 730 550 737 L 593 743 Z", "M 415 716 Q 424 688 427 617 Q 427 568 428 478 C 428 448 467 453 468 483 Q 472 585 477 661 Q 481 704 462 720 Q 459 721 457 723 C 432 740 407 745 415 716 Z", "M 598 504 L 613 723 Q 603 735 593 743 C 570 763 542 766 550 737 Q 559 710 559 635 Q 558 586 557 496 C 557 466 596 474 598 504 Z", "M 281 589 Q 299 570 318 544 Q 330 531 344 529 Q 354 529 361 541 Q 367 554 362 584 Q 356 608 281 636 Q 266 640 260 639 Q 256 636 255 623 Q 256 613 281 589 Z", "M 709 665 Q 690 634 651 585 Q 645 578 651 571 Q 658 570 666 574 Q 744 625 781 644 Q 799 648 795 660 Q 789 676 770 694 Q 751 712 729 714 Q 714 713 715 694 Q 718 681 709 665 Z", "M 305 419 Q 315 418 332 421 Q 558 460 797 480 Q 809 479 819 491 Q 820 504 797 516 Q 755 540 687 523 Q 642 516 598 504 L 557 496 Q 511 489 468 483 L 428 478 Q 385 478 297 468 C 267 465 275 418 305 419 Z", "M 297 468 Q 281 478 269 481 Q 245 491 228 482 Q 215 476 224 463 Q 260 414 240 253 Q 239 249 238 243 Q 208 113 81 -1 Q 71 -11 82 -13 Q 136 -7 208 76 Q 283 160 297 309 Q 291 330 305 419 C 309 449 311 460 297 468 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.