Chinese Character 阎 Meanings and components.

Form

阎

Meaning

阎 meaning[3] in English

Yama.

Gate Of Village.

Surname Yan.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 阎 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Men (门) , and pitfall (臽)

Its radical[1] is: 門 (men2) which means: Surname Men, .門men2surname Men

In cangjie it is written with LSNHX

How to write 阎

To write阎yan2Yama you should write a combination of 门men2surname Men , 臽xian4pitfall arranged in a 回 shape:

门 + 臽 = 阎

阎 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 阎 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 阎, looks as follow:

阎
Pinyin:yan2 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Yama . Gate Of Village . Surname Yan
门
Pinyin:men2
Meaning[3]: Surname Men
臽
Pinyin:xian4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Pitfall . Trap (Archaic)
⺈
Pinyin:⺈
刀
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao
臼
Pinyin:jiu4
Meaning[3]: Mortar

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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