to strictly prohibit
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…
禁 · 13 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 示 represents the meaning and 林 represents the sound.