adjective #47,788

Meanings

  1. 1 solemn; respectful
  2. 2 to eliminate; to purge

Examples

HSK 3
Qǐng sùjìng!
Please be quiet!
HSK 7-9
Huìchǎng qìfēn hěn yánsù.
The atmosphere of the meeting was very solemn.

Tips

usage
严肃 (serious / solemn) is the most common compound.

Components

ideograph
respectful; solemn
Modern simplified form rebuilt from the complex traditional , which originally depicted a hand holding a writing brush () over a deep pool - a scribe in concentrated reverence. The simplification telescoped the lower portion into stylised crossing strokes. Indexed under Kangxi #129 by tradition, though no visible survives.

Filed under radical (yù, #129) by convention. is not a separate component in , so no strokes are highlighted.

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