懂中文 Dong Chinese

俨

yǎn

grave

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 严 represents the sound. Simplified form of 儼.

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

严 sound component

严  Sound component

yán

  

strict

Evolution

俨 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
俨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
俨 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
俨 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
俨 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

俨 (儼) 

yǎn

grave, respectful, majestic; majestic; dignified

Most common words with 俨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

俨然

just like

俨

majestic