阎 = 门 + 臽

阎 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “village gate”. It is built from 门 (gate) and 臽 (a pit).

Keyword: village gate
Pinyin (Mandarin): yán
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: деревенские ворота

Decomposition

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门 gate
臽 a pit

How to find 阎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gate” + “a pit”. 阎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 阎 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.