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严 (嚴) yán

yán adjective stern; serious; strict; severe; austere
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 严格 (ABC 'yán' sv; GHC '严' 5; Guoyu '嚴' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 1; NCCED '严' 2)
yán proper noun Yan
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (ABC 'yán' n; Guoyu '嚴' n 4)
yán adjective urgent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 紧迫 (GHC '严' 1; Guoyu '嚴' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 2)
yán adjective meticulous; rigorous
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 谨严 (Guoyu '嚴' adj 2; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 890)
yán adjective harsh; cruel
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 残酷 (Guoyu '嚴' adj 4)
yán adjective majestic; impressive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 肃穆 (ABC 'yán' bf 1; GHC '严' 3; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 1a; NCCED '严' 2)
yán noun a precaution
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '嚴' n 3)
yán adjective solemn and respectful
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 残酷 (Guoyu '嚴' adj 5)
yán verb to set in order
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 整齐 (GHC '严' 6; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 3)
yán adjective inspiring respect; formidable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 威仪 (GHC '严' 4; Guoyu '嚴' n 1; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 1b)
yán adjective fierce; violent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 猛烈 (Guoyu '嚴' adj 6)
yán verb to command; to instruct
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '嚴' 3a)
yán noun father
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, the bound form in 家严 (ABC 'yán' bf 2; Guoyu '嚴' n 2; NCCED '严' 2)
yán verb to fear
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 畏惧 (Guoyu '嚴' v 1)
yán verb to respect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 尊崇 (Guoyu '嚴' v 2)
yán noun adornment; alaṃkṛta
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: alaṃkṛta, Japanese: gen, or: gon (BCSD '嚴', p. 276; MW 'alaṃkṛta'; SH '嚴', p. 476; Unihan '嚴')
yán noun a garland; an adornment; avataṃsa
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: avataṃsa; from the Sanskrit masculine noun avataṃsa meaning 'a garland, ring-shaped ornament, ear ornament, ear-ring' (BCSD '嚴', p. 276; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 4; MW 'avataṃsa')

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劫名大庄严(劫名大莊嚴) kalpa named Great Dignity
佛说金刚场庄严般若波罗蜜多教中一分(佛說金剛場莊嚴般若波羅蜜多教中一分) Srīvajramaṇḍālaṁkāramahātantrarāja; Fo Shuo Jingang Chang Zhuangyan Boreboluomiduo Jiao Zhong Yi Fen
五种庄严(五種莊嚴) five methods of adornment
华严顿教(華嚴頓教) the sudden teaching of the Huayan Sutra
一切功德庄严王经(一切功德莊嚴王經) Sarvadharmaguṇavyūharājasūtra; Yiqie Gongde Zhuangyan Wang Jing
圣庄严陀罗尼经(聖莊嚴陀羅尼經) Mekhalādhāraṇīsūtra; Sheng Zhuangyan Tuoluoni Jing
大誓庄严(大誓莊嚴) great vows
花严经文义纲目(花嚴經文義綱目) Hua Yan Jingwen Yi Gang Mu
华严经(華嚴經) Avatamsaka Sutra ; Avatamsaka Sutra; Avataṃsaka Sūtra; Flower Garland Sutra; Flower Adornment Sutra
严净(嚴淨) majestic and pure
大宝严(大寶嚴) Great Adornment of Gems; Prabhūtaratna
妙庄严(妙莊嚴) Wondrous Adornment
庄严寺(莊嚴寺) Zhangyan Temple
严净同金刚(嚴淨同金剛) majestic and pure like vajra
楞严寺(楞嚴寺) Lengyan Temple
华严经问答(華嚴經問答) Questions and Answers on the Avataṃsaka sūtra
种种宝华以为庄严(種種寶華以為莊嚴) adorned by many kinds of jewels and flowers
无能胜幡王如来庄严陀罗尼经(無能勝幡王如來莊嚴陀羅尼經) Dhvajāgrakeyūrādhāraṇī; Wu Neng Sheng Fan Wang Rulai Zhuangyan Tuoluoni Jing
大乘庄严宝王经(大乘莊嚴寶王經) The Mahayana Sublime Treasure King Sutra; Karandavyuha Sutra
十不可求革新不可太伤人听发言不可太主观做决定不可太草率责备人不可太苛严要他好不可太为难用人才不可太傲慢被要求不可太执着对自己不可太宽容被汙衊不可太冲动受尊重不可太倨傲(十不可求革新不可太傷人聽發言不可太主觀做決定不可太草率責備人不可太苛嚴要他好不可太為難用人才不可太傲慢被要求不可太執著對自己不可太寬容被汙衊不可太衝動受尊重不可太倨傲) Ten Must Nots One must not burn bridges when pushing for reform. One must not be overly subjective during a meeting. One must not be hasty in decision-making. One must not be too strict when reprimanding others. One must not have overly high expectations in others. One must not be too arrogant to one's subordinates. One must not be too stubborn when under expectations. One must not be too lenient with oneself. One must not be too impulsive when slandered. One must not be too proud when respected.
大方广佛花严经入法界品顿证毘卢遮那法身字轮瑜伽仪轨(大方廣佛花嚴經入法界品頓證毘盧遮那法身字輪瑜伽儀軌) Mahāvaipulya Avataṃsaka sūtra Entrance into the Dharma Realm Chapter Vairocana Dharma Body Wheel of Characters Yoga Ritual Manual; Dafangguang Fo Hua Yan Jing Ru Fajie Pin Dun Zheng Piluzhena Fashen Zi Lun Yujia Yi Gui
略释新华严经修行次第决疑论(略釋新華嚴經修行次第決疑論) Lue Shi Xin Huayan Jing Xiuxing Cidi Jue Yi Lun
严饰(嚴飾) to decorate; adorned
华严经探玄记(華嚴經探玄記) Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra; Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji
杂庄严天(雜莊嚴天) Nānābhaktavicitrāśarīrā
华严净土(華嚴淨土) Avatamsaka Pure Land
大方广佛华严经感应传(大方廣佛華嚴經感應傳) Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Ganying Chuan
佛华庄严(佛華莊嚴) Majestic Buddha Flower
戒香庄严(戒香莊嚴) The Fragrance of Precepts and Dignified Appearance
佛说首楞严三昧经(佛說首楞嚴三昧經) Śuraṅgamasamādhisūtra; Fo Shuo Shou Leng Yan Sanmei Jing
华严经关脉义记(華嚴經關脈義記) Huayan Jing Guan Mai Yi Ji
华严经明法品内立三宝章(華嚴經明法品內立三寶章) Huayan Jing Ming Fa Pin Nei Li San Bao Zhang
香严(香嚴) Xiangyan
楞严(楞嚴) Śūraṅgama sūtra; Shurangama Sutra
释证严(釋證嚴) Cheng Yen
杂色宝华严身佛(雜色寶華嚴身佛) Ratnakusumasampuspitagatra Buddha; Multi-colored Jewel and Flower Adornmed Body Buddha

Also contained in

尊严、谨严、严客、戒严区、严杀尽、严苛、严实、严寒、严格、严以律己、形势严峻、严父、从严惩处、严严实实、严厉

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Scroll 7 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 72
Scroll 3 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 61
Scroll 11 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Shu 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 — count: 54
Scroll 2 Shuo Wugou Cheng Jing Shu 說無垢稱經疏 — count: 52
Scroll 1 Ghanavyūhasūtra (Dasheng Mi Yan Jing) 大乘密嚴經 — count: 51
Scroll 15 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 49
Scroll 2 Ghanavyūhasūtra (Dasheng Mi Yan Jing) 大乘密嚴經 — count: 47
Scroll 3 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Shu 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 — count: 45
Scroll 1 Ghanavyūhasūtra (Dasheng Mi Yan Jing) 大乘密嚴經 — count: 43
Scroll 25 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Shu 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 — count: 42

Collocations

严身 (嚴身) 出種種嚴身之具 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 23
严切 (嚴切) 受如是等嚴切重苦 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 3 — count: 22
受严 (受嚴) 令其遍身受嚴劇苦 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 2 — count: 22
严苦 (嚴苦) 乃至次第受極嚴苦 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 4 — count: 20
严备 (嚴備) 勅令嚴備四種力兵 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 2 — count: 16
严四兵 (嚴四兵) 亦嚴四兵 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 10
严持 (嚴持) 即各嚴持種種器仗 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 8 — count: 9
严炽 (嚴熾) 嚴熾猛惡 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
严衣钵 (嚴衣鉢) 即嚴衣鉢 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
严四 (嚴四) 嚴四種兵 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 7