懂中文 Dong Chinese

阎

yán

village gate

Components
门 meaning component

门  Meaning component

mén

  

door

gate

臽 sound component

臽  Sound component

xiàn

  

a pit

Evolution

阎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
阎 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
阎 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

阎 (閻) 

yán

village gate; surname

阎 (閻) 

Yán

Yama; gate of village; surname Yan

Most common words with 阎
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