Usage of the character 阮
ruǎn
阮
[阮]
- ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute
Ruǎn
阮
[阮]
- surname Ruan
- small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of present-day Gansu Province
zhōngruǎn
中阮
[中阮]
- zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range
Ruǎn An
阮安
[阮安]
- Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City
ruǎnxián
阮咸
[阮咸]
- see 阮 (ruǎn)
dàruǎn
大阮
[大阮]
- daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range
ruǎnqín
阮琴
[阮琴]
- see 阮 (ruǎn)
Ruǎn Yuán
阮元
[阮元]
- scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)
Ruǎn Jìnyǒng
阮晋勇
[阮晉勇]
- Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016
Ruǎn Chóngwǔ
阮崇武
[阮崇武]
- Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan