How to write 閻
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Meaning of 閻
Pinyin
yán
Radical
門
Strokes
16
Definition
(surname) / gate of village
Usage
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閻
yán
1. Gate of a lane; also refers to the lane itself.
(里巷的門，亦指里巷。)
2. In Buddhism, refers to the king of ghosts, who rules over the underworld; also known as "閻王" (Yan Wang) or "閻羅王" (Yama).
(〔～羅〕佛教稱鬼王，主宰地獄。亦稱「閻王」、「閻羅王」。)
3. A surname.
(姓。)
【本义】: The gate within a lane, also referring to the lane.
(【本义】:內巷內的門，亦指里巷)
【造字法】: Phonetic compound; composed of the component for "gate" and the phonetic "閻" (xiàn).
(【造字法】:形聲。從門，臽( xiàn)聲。)
1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] gate of a lane)
(同本義 ([En.] gate of a lane))
【引】
1. From "Shuowen": "閻, the inner gate."
(《說文》：閻，裏中門也。)
2. From "Xunzi": "Hidden in a dilapidated inner gate." Note: "inner gate."
(《荀子·儒效》：隱於窮閻漏屋。 注:「里門也。」)
3. Flourishing in the neighborhood. - From "Hanshu".
(興於閭閻。——《漢書·循吏傳》注)
4. From Zhang Heng's "Xijing Fu": "Then it turns around the neighborhood." Note: "The inner gate is called 閻."
(張衡《西京賦》：便旋閭閻。 注:「裏中門曰閻。」)
【例】
Examples include: 閻閭 (gates of the inner and outer lanes); 閻術 (lanes); 閻親 (relatives in the locality).
(又如:閻閭(里巷內外的門);閻術(里巷);閻親(鄉親))
【同义】
2. A surname.
(姓名)
Same Pronunciation Characters
Same Radical Characters
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Input Method for 閻
Pinyin
yan2
Wubi
uqvd|uqed
Cangjie
lsnhx
Zhengma
tlrn
Four Corner
37777
Unicode
U+95bb
Stroke Number Category
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