阮 ruǎn

  1. ruǎn proper noun Ruan
    Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: A small state during the Shang Dynasty (Guoyu '阮')
  2. ruǎn proper noun Nguyen
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '阮'; Unihan '阮')
  3. ruǎn noun an ancient musical instrument
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '阮'; Unihan '阮')

Contained in

  • 中阮 zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range
  • 大阮 daruan; bass lute

Also contained in

阮瑀 、 耶律阮 、 阮籍 、 阮元 、 阮福周 、 阮崇武 、 阮大鋮 、 阮晋勇 、 阮朝 、 阮安

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