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阎
閻
Yán
1. Yama
2. gate of village
3. surname Yan
Uncommon • Top 45% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

阎
yán
village gate; surname
11 丶

Compound Words (12)

阎王
Yánwáng
same as [[閻羅王|阎罗王]]
阎老
Yánlǎo
Yama
阎良
Yánliáng
Yanliang District of Xi'an [[西安市<XīānShì>]], Shaanxi
阎魔
Yánmó
variant of [[閻羅|阎罗<Yánluó>]]
阎君
yánjūn
king of hell
阎罗
Yánluó
Yama, King of Hell
阎罗王
YánluóWáng
Yama, King of Hell
阎王爷
Yánwángyé
same as [[閻羅王|阎罗王]]
见阎王
jiànYánwáng
to meet one's Maker
阎良区
YánliángQū
Yanliang District of Xi’an [[西安市<XīānShì>]], Shaanxi
阎锡山
YánXīshān
Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi
阎王好见,小鬼难当
Yánwánghǎojiàn,xiǎoguǐnándāng
lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,472
Word Frequency Rank
37,905 of 84,292

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