strict; stringent; tight; rigorous
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…
格 · 10 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound.