严厉 yánlì severe

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Traditional: 嚴厲

Stroke order

严厉 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

严厉 — the Chinese character for severe (yánlì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 严厉 — severe

严 — 7 strokes
厉 — 5 strokes

Senses

severe
strict

Characters in 严厉

严 yán — tight (closely sealed); stern; strict
厉 lì — strict; severe

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

严厉 is pronounced yánlì and means “severe”.

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