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Character Decomposition
阎=门+臽
Etymology
gate
Meanings
(literary) the gate of a lane
surname Yan (sometimes written in recent years)
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Words with 阎 54 total
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell阎君Yán jūn(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell阎老Yán lǎo(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell阎罗Yán luó(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell · (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person阎王Yán wang(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell阎魔Yán mó(coll.) to meet one's maker; to kick the bucket; to die见阎王jiàn Yán wángYama's palace阎罗殿Yán luó diàn(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell阎罗王Yán luó wángYama's palace阎王殿Yán wáng diàn(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell阎王爷Yán wáng yéYanliang, a district of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi阎良区Yán liáng QūYan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi阎锡山Yán Xī shānlit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)阎王好见，小鬼难当Yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng
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