严厉 yánlì▶ severo

Stroke order

严厉 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 严 — 7 strokes
• 厉 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. severe
2. strict

Related words

• 严密apretado
• 严寒Frío intenso
• 严峻severo; serio; duro
• 严禁Prohibir estrictamente
• 尊严dignidad
• 庄严solemne

严厉 is pronounced yánlì and means “severo”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 严厉 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.