grave; serious; severe; critical
严 (Yán) · 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…
重 (chóng) · 9 strokes
Pictograph of a person (亻) carrying a heavy basket (東) on their back.