阎
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(literary) the gate of a lane
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 門 +8
- Structure
- Top enclosure 上包
- Traditional
- 閻
- Common rank
- #2,760
- Unicode
- U+960E
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Formation & memory
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Words with 阎
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阎王好见，小鬼难当 | lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to de… | |
| 阎罗王 | (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell | |
| 见阎王 | (coll.) to meet one's maker; to kick the bucket; to die | |
| 阎良区 | Yanliang, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 阎锡山 | Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi | |
| 阎老 | (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell | |
| 阎罗 | (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell | |
| 阎王 | (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person | |
| 阎王爷 | (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell | |
| 阎罗殿 | Yama's palace | |
| 阎良 | see 閻良區|阎良区[Yan2 liang2 Qu1] | |
| 阎王殿 | Yama's palace | |
| 阎魔 | (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell | |
| 阎君 | (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 臽 — compare how they read.