阮
Meaning
ruǎn ruan3
- ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute
- surname Ruan
- small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC) located in the southeast of present-day Gansu Province
Words with 阮
- 大阮 dàruǎn daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range
- 中阮 zhōngruǎn zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range
- 阮安 RuǎnĀn Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City
- 阮元 RuǎnYuán scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)
- 阮崇武 RuǎnChóngwǔ Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan
- 阮晋勇 RuǎnJìnyǒng Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016