yán
Traditional: 閻
阎 (yán) is a Chinese word meaning “(literary) the gate of a lane”.
Meanings
- 1(literary) the gate of a lane
Related words
阎王(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell阎王爷(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell阎王殿Yama's palace阎surname Yan (sometimes written 閆|闫[Yan2] in recent years)阎罗王(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell见阎王(coll.) to meet one's maker; to kick the bucket; to die阎君(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell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 deal with (idiom)阎罗(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell阎罗殿Yama's palace阎老(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell阎良区Yanliang, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi