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严复

Yán Fù

2-character word Traditional 嚴復

What 严复 means

1. Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences

The characters in 严复

• 严yántight (closely sealed); stern; strict
• 复fùto go and return; to return; to resume

Sounds the same

Read Yán Fù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 严父strict or stern father

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