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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- yan2
- English meanings
- surname Yan, tight (closely sealed), stern, strict, rigorous, severe, father
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Overlapping structure
Overlapping arrangement: first part 亚; second part 厂.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
dislike; loathe
throat
banquet; feast
rock; cliff
surname Yan
cover; conceal
along
to flood
act
hot; inflammation
mist
flame
swallow
salt
eye
study; research; grind
inkstone
gorgeous; colorful
winding (in 蜿蜒)
spread; develop
speech; words
lane gate; surname
lane gate; surname
wild goose
face; color
to examine
salt
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Related words
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- 严厉
- 严密
- 严峻
- 严格
- 严禁
- 严肃
- 严谨
- 严重
- 尊严
- 庄严