| 1 | 阎 | 閻 | yán | Yan2 | Yama; gate of village; surname Yan | | |
| 2 | 阎锡山 | 閻錫山 | yán xī shān | Yan2 Xi1 shan1 | Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi | | |
| 3 | 阎君 | 閻君 | yán jūn | yan2 jun1 | king of hell; Yama | | |
| 4 | 阎老 | 閻老 | yán lǎo | Yan2 lao3 | Yama | | |
| 5 | 阎良 | 閻良 | yán liáng | Yan2 liang2 | Yanliang District of Xi'an 西安市 , Shaanxi | | |
| 6 | 阎良区 | 閻良區 | yán liáng qū | Yan2 liang2 Qu1 | Yanliang District of Xi’an 西安市 , Shaanxi | | |
| 7 | 阎罗 | 閻羅 | yán luó | Yan2 luo2 | Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja | | |
| 8 | 阎罗王 | 閻羅王 | yán luó wáng | Yan2 luo2 Wang2 | Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja | | |
| 9 | 阎魔 | 閻魔 | yán mó | Yan2 mo2 | variant of 阎罗 ; Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja | | |
| 10 | 阎王 | 閻王 | yán wáng | Yan2 wang2 | same as 阎罗王 ; Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja | | |
| 11 | 阎王好见,小鬼难当 | 閻王好見,小鬼難當 | yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng | Yan2 wang2 hao3 jian4 , xiao3 gui3 nan2 dang1 | lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 阎王爷 | 閻王爺 | yán wáng yé | Yan2 wang2 ye2 | same as 阎罗王 ; Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja | | |