HSK 7–9 vocabularyHSK 3.0

阎王

Yánwang

Traditional: 閻王

(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell

HSK 7–9

Meaning of 阎王 in English

YánwangHSK 7–9nounSyllabus #10132
  1. (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
  2. (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person

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HSK words with 王

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences