Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "阎", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "阎", and master the standard way of writing the character "阎".
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阎
閻、閆 yán
1. Gate of a lane; also refers to a neighborhood alley.
【本义】: 内巷内的门,亦指里巷.
[En.] gate of a lane
2. Name of a deity in Buddhism, called the King of Hell, who rules over the underworld. Also known as "Yama" or "Yama Wang."
【引】:
1. In the "Shuowen Jiezi": 閻,里中门也。
2. In "Xunzi": 隐于穷阎漏屋. Note: "里门也."
3. "Xin Yu": 兴于闾阎. - In the "Book of Han."
4. From Zhang Heng's "West Capital Poem": 便旋闾阎. Note: "里中门曰阎."
3. A surname.
【例】:
Example usage includes: 阎闾 (gates inside and outside the alley); 阎术 (alley); 阎亲 (fellow villagers).