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ㄧㄢ ˊ

yán

Yama

阎 is an 11 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as yán in the second tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 閻 is used.

It is made up of the components 门 (gate) and 臽 (pitfall).

  • 阎
    ㄧㄢ ˊ

    yán

    Yama

    • 门
      ㄇㄣ ˊ

      mén

      gate

    • 臽
      ㄒㄧㄢ ˋ

      xiàn

      pitfall

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 阎

Definitions for 阎 pronounced as yán

  • Yama
  • gate of village
  • surname Yan

Vocabulary

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