# 阎王 (Yánwang)

In Mandarin Chinese, 阎王 (Yánwang) means “King of Hell; Yama; tyrannical person”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: King of Hell; Yama; tyrannical person
- Pinyin: Yánwang (Yan2 wang5)
- Traditional: 閻王
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 村子里的人都很害怕那个活阎王。
  Cūnzi lǐ de rén dōu hěn hàipà nàge huó Yánwang.
  Everyone in the village was afraid of that cruel tyrant.

## Characters

- 阎 (yán): the gate of a lane
- [王](https://hanziro.com/word/wang-wang/) (Wáng): Wang (surname); king

https://hanziro.com/word/yan-wang-king-hell/

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