severe; strict
严 · 7 strokes
Simplified form of 嚴. Phonosemantic compound. 喦 represents the meaning and 敢 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "exaggerate". The meaning later shifted to "extreme", "severe", and "s…
厉 · 5 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 厂 represents the meaning and 万 represents the sound. Simplified form of 厲.