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严格

yángé

strict

HSK 4 · Topic “Character and morals”
A teacher pointing at a ruler
Memory picture

Characters in this word

严 yán

Strokes
7
Radical
一 — one
Made of
亚 Asia 厂 cliff

格 gé

Strokes
10
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 各 individual
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 格

Example phrases

  • 老师很严格。 Lǎoshī hěn yángé. The teacher is quite strict.
  • 学校很严格。 Xuéxiào hěn yángé. The school is very strict.
  • 他要求严格。 Tā yāoqiú yángé. His demands are strict.

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