严寒 meaning in English

yánhán

bitter cold; severe winter

Traditional 嚴寒19 strokes

Meaning of 严寒

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yánhán
  1. bitter cold
  2. severe winter

严寒 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

今jīn天tiān早zǎo上shàng天tiān气qì严yán寒hán。
We had a heavy frost this morning.

Stroke order for each character

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严 yán · tight · 7 strokes

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寒 hán · chilly · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 严寒.

严重yánzhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
严格yángéstrict; stringent; tight; rigorous
寒冷hánlěngcold (climate); frigid
寒假hánjiàwinter vacation
严肃yánsù(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting
严厉yánlìsevere; strict
严禁yánjìnto strictly prohibit
尊严zūnyándignity; sanctity
严密yánmìtight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough
庄严zhuāngyánsolemn; dignified; stately
严峻yánjùngrim; severe
严谨yánjǐnrigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous

Questions about 严寒

What does 严寒 mean?

严寒 (yánhán) means "bitter cold; severe winter".

How do you write 严寒?

严寒 is made of 2 characters: 严 (7 strokes), 寒 (12 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 严寒 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 严寒 is written 嚴寒.