Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/严(嚴)-yán-stern,-severe

严(嚴) yán stern, severe in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical of the simplified form is 一 yī “one”. Radical of the traditional form is 口 kŏu “mouth”. Distinguish simplified 严 from simplified 广 guăng, simplified 问 wèn, and 向 xiàng.

Examples

• 严 (嚴) Yán Yan (also Om or Eom, a Korean surname) [SN]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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