yán

village gate

Senses

/ 閻 yán [surname]

surname Yan; though often used interchangeably with yán, they are historically distinct names

/ 閻 yán village gate

(literary) the gate of a lane or neighborhood; by extension, the residential lane or alley itself

References

see 阎/閻 闫/閆
see 阎/閻 阎罗王/閻羅王
variant 闫/閆 阎/閻