gate of a lane; surname
Animated Stroke Order 阎
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HSK Vocabulary: 阎
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 阎 is used in context
1
chuán传
shuō说
yán阎
wáng王
zhǎng掌
guǎn管
zhe着
yīn阴
jiān间
de的
shì事
wù务
。
Legend says the King of Hell governs underworld affairs.
2
yán阎
fǔ府
shì是
yīn阴
jiān间
zuì最
wēi威
yán严
de的
dì地
fāng方
。
Yanfu is the most majestic place in the underworld.
3
yán阎
luó罗
huì会
gēn根
jù据
shàn善
è恶
shěn审
pàn判
wáng亡
hún魂
。
Yanluo judges souls based on good and evil deeds.
4
tā他
shì是
yán阎
wáng王
。
He is the King of Hell.
5
lǎo老
bǎn板
shēng生
qì气
shí时
jiù就
xiàng像
yán阎
wáng王
yī一
yàng样
kě可
pà怕
。
When the boss gets angry, he is as scary as the King of Hell.
6
zhè这
ge个
yán严
lì厉
de的
fǎ法
guān官
bèi被
dà大
jiā家
chēng称
wéi为
huó活
yán阎
wáng王
。
This strict judge is called a living King of Hell by everyone.
Information
Traditional閻
Radical门
Strokes11
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#3006
Zhuyinㄧㄢˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+960E
CangjieLSWLX
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