懂中文 Dong Chinese

閻

yán

village gate

Components
門 meaning component

門  Meaning component

mén

  

door

gate

臽 sound component

臽  Sound component

xiàn

  

a pit

Evolution

閻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

阎 (閻) 

yán

village gate; surname

阎 (閻) 

Yán

Yama; gate of village; surname Yan

Most common words with 閻
Freq.
Word
Meaning

阎王

same as 閻羅王|阎罗王

阎

Yama

阎锡山

Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi

阎罗

Yama, King of Hell

阎王爷

same as 閻羅王|阎罗王