阎锡山 Traditional form: 閻錫山 Pinyin (reading): Yán Xīshān Definitions: Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi Characters: 阎 - village gate; surname 锡 - tin; to bestow, to confer 山 - mountain, hill, peak Traditional characters: 閻 - village gate; surname 錫 - tin; to bestow, to confer 山 - mountain, hill, peak