懂中文 Dong Chinese

儼

yǎn

grave

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 嚴 represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

嚴 sound component

嚴  Sound component

yán

  

strict

Evolution

儼 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
儼 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
儼 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
儼 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

俨 (儼) 

yǎn

grave, respectful, majestic; majestic; dignified

Most common words with 儼
Freq.
Word
Meaning

俨然

just like

俨

majestic