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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 阎王

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
阎王 yán wang - (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
- (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person

List Ranking for: 阎王

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 23,695 31,226 24,082

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
阎 yán- surname Yan (sometimes written 閆|闫[Yan2] in recent years)
阎 yán- (literary) the gate of a lane
王 wáng- surname Wang
王 wáng- king or monarch
- best or strongest of its type
- grand
- great
王 wàng- (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)

Other Words Containing 阎王

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
阎王 - 7 23,695 31,226 24,082
阎王爷 - - 65,568 76,100 50,810
阎王殿 - - 70,355 - -