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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 阎王爷
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 阎王爷 | yán wáng yé | - (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 65,568 | 76,100 | 50,810 |
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) |
| 爷 | yé | - grandpa - old gentleman |
Other Words Containing 阎王爷
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 (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 阎王爷 | - | - | 65,568 | 76,100 | 50,810 |