ruǎn

small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC) located in the southeast of present-day Gansu Province

surname Ruan; ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute

Words with 阮

阮元

ruǎn yuán

scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)

阮咸

ruǎn xián

see 阮[ruan3]

阮安

ruǎn ān

Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City

阮崇武

ruǎn chóng wǔ

Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan

阮晋勇

ruǎn jìn yǒng

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016

阮琴

ruǎn qín

see 阮[ruan3]

中阮

zhōng ruǎn

zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range

大阮

dà ruǎn

daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range

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