block
閼 is a 16 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as è in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as yān.
In simplified Chinese the character 阏 is used.
It is made up of the components 門 (gate) and 於 (preposition).
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 閼
Definitions for 閼 pronounced as è
- to block
- to restrain
- to control
Definitions for 閼 pronounced as yān
- see 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]
Vocabulary
The most common words for 閼 — see all
- formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- to block
- to stop up
- to obstruct